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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $ 95 5 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served mo. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Subscribe Now! PhotobyWilliamLedford 24 Years of Service In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject to honor the sacrifices of deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark SeePage 10A andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty INTHISISSUE RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark Sports................................Page Obituaries.........................Page6A YourMindOnLine...........Page9A Editorials...........................Page 1B 4A atthesheriff’sofficeisbittersweet. CharlesDurstin1996andhasworkedwithSheriffAlvie Kight,standing,above,forthepast22years.Johnnieis lookingforwardtoretirementbutadmitsleavingherfamily BITTERSWEET—After24yearsofservice,JohnnieBranch, aboveatherdesk,isretiringfromherpositionassecre-tary totheToombsCountySheriff.ShewashiredbySher-iff PhotobyWilliamLedford Pleasesee Branch alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnnie chuckled when she relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost herjobof25yearsatLyonsManufacturing in Rosebud. The plant closed,andpriortothat,Johnnie hadworkedatOxfordShirtCom-pany for10years.“Myhusband, Jack,knewthesheriff.Ijusthap-pened toseehiminthepostoffice onedayandtoldhimIhadlostmy jobwhentheplantclosed.Iasked himjokinglyifhehadanything Icoulddo.”Thenextthingshe knew,shewasbeinginterviewed A Wheeler County man was shot and killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat whichmultipleindividualsexchangedgunfire, theGBIstatedintherelease. Asofpresstime,noarrestshavebeenmade. Michael Waddell, 26, of McRae, was woundedintheincidentandislistedincriti-cal condition.IndiaHarris,18,receivedanonthreatening gunshotwoundandisbeingtreat-ed forherinjuries,theGBIreported. Theinvestigationisactiveandongoing. Anyonewithinformationregardingthisinves-tigation isaskedtocontacttheGBI’sRegion12 Eastmanofficeat478-374-6988ortheAlamo PoliceDepartmentat912-568-7153. page 3A PhotobyWilliamLedford 24 Years of Service Shootout Erupts at Graduation Party GBI Investigating in Alamo; No Arrests Made Tegus? www.theadvancenews. com The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $ 95 5 With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served mo. With Honor and Respect for Those Who Served News BYTES Vol.122 No.22 YourNewspaper - Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 Subscribe Now! PhotobyWilliamLedford 24 Years of Service In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. Veterans Day is observed annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject to honor the sacrifices of deceased Toombs County veterans who served our country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions Clubandits60members with help from students at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- 478-275-6570. TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call Pleasesee Crosses page 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark SeePage 10A andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty INTHISISSUE RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark Sports................................Page Obituaries.........................Page6A YourMindOnLine...........Page9A Editorials...........................Page 1B 4A atthesheriff’sofficeisbittersweet. CharlesDurstin1996andhasworkedwithSheriffAlvie Kight,standing,above,forthepast22years.Johnnieis lookingforwardtoretirementbutadmitsleavingherfamily BITTERSWEET—After24yearsofservice,JohnnieBranch, aboveatherdesk,isretiringfromherpositionassecre-tary totheToombsCountySheriff.ShewashiredbySher-iff PhotobyWilliamLedford Pleasesee Branch alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnnie chuckled when she relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost herjobof25yearsatLyonsManufacturing in Rosebud. The plant closed,andpriortothat,Johnnie hadworkedatOxfordShirtCom-pany for10years.“Myhusband, Jack,knewthesheriff.Ijusthap-pened toseehiminthepostoffice onedayandtoldhimIhadlostmy jobwhentheplantclosed.Iasked himjokinglyifhehadanything Icoulddo.”Thenextthingshe knew,shewasbeinginterviewed A Wheeler County man was shot and killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat whichmultipleindividualsexchangedgunfire, theGBIstatedintherelease. Asofpresstime,noarrestshavebeenmade. Michael Waddell, 26, of McRae, was woundedintheincidentandislistedincriti-cal condition.IndiaHarris,18,receivedanonthreatening gunshotwoundandisbeingtreat-ed forherinjuries,theGBIreported. Theinvestigationisactiveandongoing. Anyonewithinformationregardingthisinves-tigation isaskedtocontacttheGBI’sRegion12 Eastmanofficeat478-374-6988ortheAlamo PoliceDepartmentat912-568-7153. page 3A PhotobyWilliamLedford 24 Years of Service Shootout Erupts at Graduation Party GBI Investigating in Alamo; No Arrests Made Tegus? www.theadvancenews. com
INSPIRED BY OTHERS – 2025 Vidalia Lady of the Year Rizza O’Connor told the audience that she was inspired to volunteer and help others because of individuals who had volunteered and helped her throughout her life.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
13TH STRAIGHT REGION CHAMPIONSHIP – The Vidalia Literary Team has cemented a legacy of excellence, as they recently won their 13th straight region championship.
TOURING THE CEMETERY – E.L.I.C.E. East Park Cemetery Project Chair James Jermon took Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Senior Director of Preservation and Legislative Advocacy Ben Sutton (right) and Revolving Fund and Easements Coordinator Charlotte Zinck (left) on a walking tour of the cemetery, as he highlighted the restoration efforts that had been completed.Photo by Makaylee Randolph
LEARNING ABOUT LEGISLATURE – Montgomery and Treutlen County 4-H’ers and their respective 4-H agents traveled to Atlanta recently to learn more about the legislative process during the annual 4-H Day at the Capitol on February 26.
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