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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 toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 5 mo. ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct-at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students deceasedToombsCounty veterans who served our country in the Armed Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons 11eachyearandisaday MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon HealthDistrictissponsoring MemorialDay. annuallyonNovem-ber setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin Veterans Day is ob-served ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated IS ONLINE! morial RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”JohnbyBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld e P luebirdLane amINsTHI4S2I2SSUoE f 2 ma details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. a resp Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon Sheriffff asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Tegus? Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof peacetime. Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen MemorialDay. 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” drive-up free COVID-19 HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses 2A page ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty TheMontgomery isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. TheSouthCentral SeePage 10A brieflfl shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark Afteralmostaquartercentury KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo;NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford SeePage 10A briefl when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor INTHISISSUE dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 4A www.theadvancenews.com Subscribe Now! 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 toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 5 mo. ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct-at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students deceasedToombsCounty veterans who served our country in the Armed Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons 11eachyearandisaday MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon HealthDistrictissponsoring MemorialDay. annuallyonNovem-ber setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin Veterans Day is ob-served ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated IS ONLINE! morial RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”JohnbyBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld e P luebirdLane amINsTHI4S2I2SSUoE f 2 ma details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, 478-275-6570. a resp Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon Sheriffff asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Tegus? Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh withhelpfromstudents Clubandits60members Forces.TheLyonsLions countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof peacetime. Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen MemorialDay. 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” drive-up free COVID-19 HealthDistrictissponsoring TheSouthCentral Glenwood Testingin Free COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Pleasesee Crosses 2A page ByDeborahClark KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty TheMontgomery isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. TheSouthCentral SeePage 10A brieflfl shared. alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie tomentorMrs.Branch.“I andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork whenToombsCountySheriff androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage 77yearsold,itistimetogohome asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark Afteralmostaquartercentury KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand Alamo;NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford SeePage 10A briefl when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor INTHISISSUE dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin Editorials...........................Page INTHISISSUE 4A www.theadvancenews.com Subscribe Now!
