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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 mo. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES ews YTES resp morial Clu a toyou. powertodothings -AlbertJayNock foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses page 2A Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James MemorialDay. themilitaryduringwaror setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is ob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary who died while serving themenandwomen In1971,Congressdes-ignated RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Mididdle peacetime. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh with help from students Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions country in the Armed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons andwomenwhoservedin holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin ByDeborahClark TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Old Middle School,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call FreeCOVID-19 Testingin Glenwood PhotobyWilliamLedford 478-275-6570. “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor SeePage 10A atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty brieflfl Afteralmostaquartercentury sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford ByDeborahClark INTHISISSUE dclarkadvance@gmail. RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 mo. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES ews YTES resp morial Clu a toyou. powertodothings -AlbertJayNock foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses page 2A Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James MemorialDay. themilitaryduringwaror setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is ob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary who died while serving themenandwomen In1971,Congressdes-ignated RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Mididdle peacetime. Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh with help from students Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions country in the Armed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons andwomenwhoservedin holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin ByDeborahClark TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Old Middle School,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call FreeCOVID-19 Testingin Glenwood PhotobyWilliamLedford 478-275-6570. “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor SeePage 10A atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty brieflfl Afteralmostaquartercentury sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford ByDeborahClark INTHISISSUE dclarkadvance@gmail. RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the Subscribe Now! www.theadvancenews.com
CHAINSAW WORK – Team Rubicon spent several months working to complete chainsaw work throughout Toombs County to help in Hurricane Helene relief efforts.
The Georgia Public Service Commission, with member Tim Echols attending remotely, voted Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, to let Georgia Power add nearly 10 gigawatts of capacity, a massive expansion that will cost billions of dollars.(TyTagami/CapitolBeat)
ABUNDANCE OF DONATIONS – Wheeler County residents donated toys, clothes, and supplies to the Refuge Domestic Violence Shelter in Vidalia this Christmas. The donations were delivered by Wheeler County Sheriff Glenn Giles (left) and Chief Deputy Jesse Webb (right).
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