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Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect $$ 9955 for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES ews YTES 5 IS ONLINE ! mo. Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford peacetime. thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror In1971,Congressdes-ignated 24 Years of Service Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- In2017,theLionsLy-ons CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses 2A page crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery 478-275-6570. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. 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RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect $$ 9955 for Those Who Served With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES ews YTES 5 IS ONLINE ! mo. Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford peacetime. thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror In1971,Congressdes-ignated 24 Years of Service Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- In2017,theLionsLy-ons CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses 2A page crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery 478-275-6570. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark Afteralmostaquartercentury www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A briefl byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the AWheelerCountymanwasshotand
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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