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The Advance Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 IS ONLINE! powertodothings for Those Who Served foryou,yougiveit powertodothings Free toyou. -AlbertJayNock free COVID-19 Glenwood TheSouthCentral In1971,Congressdes-ignated drive-up HealthDistrictissponsoring holidaytocommem-orate COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Testingin 478-275-6570. Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving deceasedToombsCounty theircountryinthemilitary TheMontgomery CountyCommission, veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon Forces.TheLyonsLions MemorialDay. www.theadvancenews.com Library,Tri-CountyFamily Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh VeteransDayisob-served MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto andtheLeoClubofRob-ert sponsorCensus2020events ToombsAcademyand inMontgomeryCounty.For theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A peacetime. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,Club President,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 INTHISISSUE details,See page3A. MontgomeryCounty ByDeborahClark SeePage 10A RegionalEditor Afteralmostaquartercentury News BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings Connectionandthe morial foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but Free COVID-19 asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCounty Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years dclarkadvance@gmail.com andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin NoArrestsMade Testingin TheSouthCentral testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. AWheelerCountymanwasshotand 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin inashootingthat Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. resp a “CountMeIn!” In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary Investigati INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page Obituaries.........................Page YourMindOnLine...........Page9A TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday Sheriffff Alamo; Arre sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For page3A. Glenwood free HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up COVID-19 setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 dclarkadvance@gmail. ma com atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial PhotobyWilliamLedford brieflfl amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE Bl bidLne,thBluebir , gation i 4A 6A SeePage 10A Tegus? CensusEvents Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto details,See p ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnniechuckledwhenshe relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost RegionalEditor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor brieflflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat dclarkadvance@gmail.com The Advance Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 5 With Honor and Respect mo. Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 IS ONLINE! powertodothings for Those Who Served foryou,yougiveit powertodothings Free toyou. -AlbertJayNock free COVID-19 Glenwood TheSouthCentral In1971,Congressdes-ignated drive-up HealthDistrictissponsoring holidaytocommem-orate COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Testingin 478-275-6570. Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving deceasedToombsCounty theircountryinthemilitary TheMontgomery CountyCommission, veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon Forces.TheLyonsLions MemorialDay. www.theadvancenews.com Library,Tri-CountyFamily Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh VeteransDayisob-served MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto andtheLeoClubofRob-ert sponsorCensus2020events ToombsAcademyand inMontgomeryCounty.For theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A peacetime. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,Club President,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 INTHISISSUE details,See page3A. MontgomeryCounty ByDeborahClark SeePage 10A RegionalEditor Afteralmostaquartercentury News BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings Connectionandthe morial foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but Free COVID-19 asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCounty Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years dclarkadvance@gmail.com andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor GBIInvestigatingin NoArrestsMade Testingin TheSouthCentral testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. AWheelerCountymanwasshotand 24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin inashootingthat Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. resp a “CountMeIn!” In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary Investigati INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page Obituaries.........................Page YourMindOnLine...........Page9A TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday Sheriffff Alamo; Arre sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For page3A. Glenwood free HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up COVID-19 setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents killedandtwoothersinjured occurredearlySunday,May 2 dclarkadvance@gmail. ma com atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial PhotobyWilliamLedford brieflfl amINsTHI4S2ISSUoE Bl bidLne,thBluebir , gation i 4A 6A SeePage 10A Tegus? CensusEvents Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto details,See p ByDeborahClark dclarkadvance@gmail.com Afteralmostaquartercentury JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnniechuckledwhenshe relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost RegionalEditor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor brieflflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat dclarkadvance@gmail.com
