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Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served $$ 9 955 In1971,Congressdes-ignated holidaytocommem-orate thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional TheSouthCentral themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday IS ONLINE! 5 mo. HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 478-275-6570. testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Clubandits60members TheMontgomery CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses page 2A Forces. The Lyons Lions with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 MontgomeryCounty ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- morial Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free COVID-19 Afteralmostaquartercentury free resp TheSouthCentral drive-up a yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. HealthDistrictissponsoring COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin Monday,June1,from11 MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving testsiteislocatedatthe theircountryinthemilitary OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275- 6570. Testingin at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A briefl Sheriff “CountMeIn!” Glenwood 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com TheMontgomery CountyCommission, peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed A Wheeler County man was shot and killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. MontgomeryCounty Clubandits60members androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the INTHISISSUE Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. withhelpfromstudents 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’NealandDarrell Nobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury PhotobyWilliamLedford when Toombs County Sheriffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork CensusEvents Forces.TheLyonsLions asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ma 2 SeePage 10A Tegus? Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfrom re-i M B atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome h“I didi GBIInvestigatingin Nobleles. androckonthefrontporch.” brieflfl re-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch. ByDeborahClark Alamo; diedinanincidentat RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, iidtt#4BlbidL NoArrestsMade th www.theadvancenews.com BluebirdLane,the Subscribe Now! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. The Advance With Honor and Respect Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served $$ 9 955 In1971,Congressdes-ignated holidaytocommem-orate thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional TheSouthCentral themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday IS ONLINE! 5 mo. HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 478-275-6570. testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Clubandits60members TheMontgomery CountyCommission, Pleasesee Crosses page 2A Forces. The Lyons Lions with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 MontgomeryCounty ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- morial Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com Free COVID-19 Afteralmostaquartercentury free resp TheSouthCentral drive-up a yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. HealthDistrictissponsoring COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin Monday,June1,from11 MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving testsiteislocatedatthe theircountryinthemilitary OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275- 6570. Testingin at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A briefl Sheriff “CountMeIn!” Glenwood 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com TheMontgomery CountyCommission, peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed A Wheeler County man was shot and killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. MontgomeryCounty Clubandits60members androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the INTHISISSUE Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. withhelpfromstudents 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’NealandDarrell Nobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury PhotobyWilliamLedford when Toombs County Sheriffff CharlesDursthiredhertowork CensusEvents Forces.TheLyonsLions asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ma 2 SeePage 10A Tegus? Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfrom re-i M B atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome h“I didi GBIInvestigatingin Nobleles. androckonthefrontporch.” brieflfl re-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch. ByDeborahClark Alamo; diedinanincidentat RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, iidtt#4BlbidL NoArrestsMade th www.theadvancenews.com BluebirdLane,the Subscribe Now!
