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The Advance IS NOW ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect 5 Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas -AlbertJayNock yougivethestate powertodothings YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served mo. foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. Free Testingin Glenwood free COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin TheSouthCentral MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up themenandwomen who died while serving Monday,June1,from11 COVID-19 theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment m . ofremembrancetakesplace a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral testsiteislocatedatthe at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. peacetime. Veterans Day is ob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror In2017,theLionsLy-ons “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents testinginGlenwoodon Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty TheMontgomery CountyCommission, isneededforthetest.The OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions Library,Tri-CountyFamily ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- sponsorCensus2020events Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. ByDeborahClark News RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe resp morial Clu toyou. -AlbertJayNock Afteralmostaquartercentury Free COVID-19 INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage 10A atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but Testingin Glenwood TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring shared. asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” free drive-up a COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork testsiteislocatedatthe asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie ByDeborahClark OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen “CountMeIn!” whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly INTHISISSUE CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday Editorials...........................Page 4A Obituaries.........................Page 6A MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. Sheriffff sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject details,Seepage3A. tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents ma SeePage 10A Tegus? atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! brieflfl ThThThThThTh 2 Bluebir mINsTHI4S I2SSUoE f Lanene,th tedi Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnniechuckledwhenshe brieflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@ gmail.com ThTh www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS NOW ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect 5 Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas -AlbertJayNock yougivethestate powertodothings YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served mo. foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. Free Testingin Glenwood free COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin TheSouthCentral MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate HealthDistrictissponsoring drive-up themenandwomen who died while serving Monday,June1,from11 COVID-19 theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment m . ofremembrancetakesplace a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral testsiteislocatedatthe at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. peacetime. Veterans Day is ob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror In2017,theLionsLy-ons “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents testinginGlenwoodon Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty TheMontgomery CountyCommission, isneededforthetest.The OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions Library,Tri-CountyFamily ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- sponsorCensus2020events Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. ByDeborahClark News RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe resp morial Clu toyou. -AlbertJayNock Afteralmostaquartercentury Free COVID-19 INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage 10A atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but Testingin Glenwood TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring shared. asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” free drive-up a COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork testsiteislocatedatthe asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie ByDeborahClark OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen “CountMeIn!” whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly INTHISISSUE CensusEvents TheMontgomery CountyCommission, ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday Editorials...........................Page 4A Obituaries.........................Page 6A MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. Sheriffff sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject details,Seepage3A. tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents ma SeePage 10A Tegus? atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- Pleasesee Crosses page 2A ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! brieflfl ThThThThThTh 2 Bluebir mINsTHI4S I2SSUoE f Lanene,th tedi Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnniechuckledwhenshe brieflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo; NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@ gmail.com ThTh www.theadvancenews.com
