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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 peacetime. MemorialDay. Pleasesee Crosses ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct-at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Clubandits60members with help from students country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions deceased Toombs County veterans who served our Clubcreatedaproject to honor the sacrifices of In2017,theLionsLy-ons 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is observed themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate In1971,Congressdes-ignated 24 Years of Service OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring page 2A Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford details,Seepage3A. sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery CountyCommission, ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnnie chuckled when she relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost herjobof25yearsatLyonsManufacturing inRosebud.Theplant closed,andpriortothat,Johnnie hadworkedatOxfordShirtCom-pany for10years.“Myhusband, Jack,knewthesheriff.Ijusthap-pened toseehiminthepostoffice onedayandtoldhimIhadlostmy jobwhentheplantclosed.Iasked himjokinglyifhehadanything Icoulddo.”Thenextthingshe knew,shewasbeinginterviewed RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark Editorials...........................Page4A Obituaries.........................Page6A YourMindOnLine...........Page9A Sports................................Page1B totheToombsCountySheriff.ShewashiredbySher-iff CharlesDurstin1996andhasworkedwithSheriffAlvie Kight,standing,above,forthepast22years.Johnnieis BITTERSWEET—After24yearsofservice,JohnnieBranch, aboveatherdesk,isretiringfromherpositionassecre-tary lookingforwardtoretirementbutadmitsleavingherfamily atthesheriff’sofficeisbittersweet. Pleasesee Branch page 3A PhotobyWilliamLedford PoliceDepartmentat912-568-7153. isaskedtocontacttheGBI’sRegion12 Eastmanofficeat478-374-6988ortheAlamo Theinvestigationisactiveandongoing. Anyonewithinformationregardingthisinves-tigation condition.IndiaHarris,18,receivedanonthreatening gunshotwoundandisbeingtreat-ed forherinjuries,theGBIreported. Michael Waddell, 26, of McRae, was woundedintheincidentandislistedincriti-cal theGBIstatedintherelease. Asofpresstime,noarrestshavebeenmade. placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat whichmultipleindividualsexchangedgunfire, after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the A Wheeler County man was shot and killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat PhotobyWilliamLedford 24 Years of Service Shootout Erupts at Graduation Party GBI Investigating in Alamo; No Arrests Made www.theadvancenews.com Tegus? 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 peacetime. MemorialDay. Pleasesee Crosses ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct-at Toombs County High andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Clubandits60members with help from students country in the Armed Forces. The Lyons Lions deceased Toombs County veterans who served our Clubcreatedaproject to honor the sacrifices of In2017,theLionsLy-ons 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is observed themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate In1971,Congressdes-ignated 24 Years of Service OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral freedrive-upCOVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring page 2A Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsibleforthememorial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James PhotobyWilliamLedford details,Seepage3A. sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily TheMontgomery CountyCommission, ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com INTHISISSUE SeePage 10A Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld by Billie Jones. Mrs. Jones had beensecretarytherefor40years andshebrieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. Johnnie chuckled when she relatedhowshejoinedthesheriff’s office.Itwasjustaftershehadlost herjobof25yearsatLyonsManufacturing inRosebud.Theplant closed,andpriortothat,Johnnie hadworkedatOxfordShirtCom-pany for10years.“Myhusband, Jack,knewthesheriff.Ijusthap-pened toseehiminthepostoffice onedayandtoldhimIhadlostmy jobwhentheplantclosed.Iasked himjokinglyifhehadanything Icoulddo.”Thenextthingshe knew,shewasbeinginterviewed RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark Editorials...........................Page4A Obituaries.........................Page6A YourMindOnLine...........Page9A Sports................................Page1B totheToombsCountySheriff.ShewashiredbySher-iff CharlesDurstin1996andhasworkedwithSheriffAlvie Kight,standing,above,forthepast22years.Johnnieis BITTERSWEET—After24yearsofservice,JohnnieBranch, aboveatherdesk,isretiringfromherpositionassecre-tary lookingforwardtoretirementbutadmitsleavingherfamily atthesheriff’sofficeisbittersweet. Pleasesee Branch page 3A PhotobyWilliamLedford PoliceDepartmentat912-568-7153. isaskedtocontacttheGBI’sRegion12 Eastmanofficeat478-374-6988ortheAlamo Theinvestigationisactiveandongoing. Anyonewithinformationregardingthisinves-tigation condition.IndiaHarris,18,receivedanonthreatening gunshotwoundandisbeingtreat-ed forherinjuries,theGBIreported. Michael Waddell, 26, of McRae, was woundedintheincidentandislistedincriti-cal theGBIstatedintherelease. Asofpresstime,noarrestshavebeenmade. placeduringahighschoolgraduationpartyat whichmultipleindividualsexchangedgunfire, after2a.m.SundaytoassisttheAlamoPolice Departmentinprobingtheshootingthattook GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the A Wheeler County man was shot and killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat PhotobyWilliamLedford 24 Years of Service Shootout Erupts at Graduation Party GBI Investigating in Alamo; No Arrests Made www.theadvancenews.com Tegus?
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