Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews 5 BYTES Y TES IS ONLINE ! mo. Vol.122 No.22 Inproportionas YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. yougivethestate ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Healtlth TheSouthCentral Health Districtissponsoring In1971,Congressdes-ignated 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 thelastMondayin freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. isneededforthetest.The ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons 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- KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial PhotobyWilliamLedford ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Subscribe Now! Afteralmostaquartercentury sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- Shesoonascendedtotheposition brieflflflfl ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews 5 BYTES Y TES IS ONLINE ! mo. Vol.122 No.22 Inproportionas YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. yougivethestate ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Healtlth TheSouthCentral Health Districtissponsoring In1971,Congressdes-ignated 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 thelastMondayin freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. isneededforthetest.The ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons 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- KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial PhotobyWilliamLedford ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Subscribe Now! Afteralmostaquartercentury sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe www.theadvancenews.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- Shesoonascendedtotheposition brieflflflfl ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin
EMS FAMILY – Toombs-Montgomery EMS Director Drew James (right) emphasized that the Department was a family, which led them to seek ways to support retired Paramedic Laurie Holland (left) after her diagnosis.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
WESLEY AWARD – Vidalia Fire Chief Brian Sikes (right) and Assistant Fire Chief Robert Till-man (left) presented Vidalia City Manager Josh Beck (center) with the Wesley Award, which was renamed this year to honor the memory of late firefighter Wesley Ward.
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