The AdvanceONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 for Those Who Served 5 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews mo. BYTES YTES Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary 24 Years of Service Th TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace 478freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 275-6570. Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. peacetime. 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror Th ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily PhotobyWilliamLedford Connectionandthe Pleasesee Crosses page deceasedToombsCounty veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. CountyCommission, with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Afteralmostaquartercentury INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome Johnniewas52yearsofage dclarkadvance@gmail.com atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but briefl androckonthefrontporch.” when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the www.theadvancenews.com The AdvanceONLINE ! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. With Honor and Respect $$ 9 955 for Those Who Served 5 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News ews mo. BYTES YTES Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 PhotobyWilliamLedford In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary 24 Years of Service Th TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace 478freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 275-6570. Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. peacetime. 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror Th ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof TheMontgomery MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily PhotobyWilliamLedford Connectionandthe Pleasesee Crosses page deceasedToombsCounty veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,See page3A. CountyCommission, with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor Afteralmostaquartercentury INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome Johnniewas52yearsofage dclarkadvance@gmail.com atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but briefl androckonthefrontporch.” when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the www.theadvancenews.com
TOOMBS AND MONTGOMERY STARS – STAR Students and Teachers from schools within Toombs and Montgomery Counties were honored with a banquet at Montgomery County High School on Thursday, January 29. L to R: Todd Allen, Clark Brannen, Justus Gabbard, Elissa Blount, Autumn Moore, Linda Scott, Evan Hardeman, Brittany Braddy, Daniel King, Brannen Brantley.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
ICE INVADES VIDALIA - The Onion Fountain in Dixon Park in downtown Vidalia fell victim to the weird wintry weather that we have been experiencing in the last week.
BEST AT THE COLLEGE – Southeastern Technical College Cosmetology Instructor Linda Hairr and Associate of Science in Nursing Bridge Pathway Student Jessica Martinez-Ramos were celebrated as being among the best instructors and students at the college, as they were named the institution’s Rick Perkins Award and GOAL Student Winners. L to R: Jessica Martinez- Ramos, Southeastern Technical College President Larry Calhoun, Linda Hairr.
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