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The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 mo. Free Testingin Glenwood free COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring themenandwomen drive-up testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 COVID-19 theircountryinthemilitary ofremembrancetakesplace m . a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral MemorialDay. annuallyonNovem-ber thelastMondayin setasidetohonorallmen themilitaryduringwaror holidaytocommem-orate In2017,theLionsLy-ons who died while serving “CountMeIn!” tohonorthesacrificesof service.Anationalmoment CensusEvents TheMontgomery isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. peacetime. veteranswhoservedour at3:00p.m.localtimeon Forces.TheLyonsLions Veterans Day is ob-served withhelpfromstudents 11eachyearandisaday andwomenwhoservedin andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Schoolsarepartneringto theCityofLyonsconstruct- PhotobyWilliamLedford inMontgomeryCounty.For Pleasesee Crosses page Clubcreatedaproject deceasedToombsCounty country in the Armed 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’NealandDarrellNobles. Vol.122No.22 News BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Clubandits60members Connectionandthe atToombsCountyHigh MontgomeryCounty ToombsAcademyand resp morial Clu Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Free COVID-19 INTHISISSUE sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor Testingin Glenwood Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage 10A JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring free androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff drive-up COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen sponsorCensus2020events a dclarkadvance@gmail.com 478-275-6570. whodiedwhileserving “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents details,Seepage3A. theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly INTHISISSUE TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe annuallyonNovem-ber MontgomeryCounty 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. Sheriffffff Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh ma SeePage 10A Tegus? 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’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! brieflfl ThThThTh 2 mINsT, HI4S2ISS,UoE f asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- brieflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@ gmail.com www.theadvancenews.com The Advance IS ONLINE! Get all the local news you need on your computer, smart phone or tablet. $$ 9 955 With Honor and Respect Vol.122No.22 Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 mo. Free Testingin Glenwood free COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring themenandwomen drive-up testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 COVID-19 theircountryinthemilitary ofremembrancetakesplace m . a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral MemorialDay. annuallyonNovem-ber thelastMondayin setasidetohonorallmen themilitaryduringwaror holidaytocommem-orate In2017,theLionsLy-ons who died while serving “CountMeIn!” tohonorthesacrificesof service.Anationalmoment CensusEvents TheMontgomery isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. peacetime. veteranswhoservedour at3:00p.m.localtimeon Forces.TheLyonsLions Veterans Day is ob-served withhelpfromstudents 11eachyearandisaday andwomenwhoservedin andtheLeoClubofRob-ert Schoolsarepartneringto theCityofLyonsconstruct- PhotobyWilliamLedford inMontgomeryCounty.For Pleasesee Crosses page Clubcreatedaproject deceasedToombsCounty country in the Armed 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’NealandDarrellNobles. Vol.122No.22 News BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Clubandits60members Connectionandthe atToombsCountyHigh MontgomeryCounty ToombsAcademyand resp morial Clu Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Free COVID-19 INTHISISSUE sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor Testingin Glenwood Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage 10A JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring free androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff drive-up COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor testsiteislocatedatthe OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen sponsorCensus2020events a dclarkadvance@gmail.com 478-275-6570. whodiedwhileserving “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents details,Seepage3A. theircountryinthemilitary service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly INTHISISSUE TheMontgomery CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe annuallyonNovem-ber MontgomeryCounty 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. Sheriffffff Schoolsarepartneringto sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh ma SeePage 10A Tegus? 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’NealandDarrellNobles. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage whenToombsCountySheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork PhotobyWilliamLedford Subscribe Now! brieflfl ThThThTh 2 mINsT, HI4S2ISS,UoE f asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- brieflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@ gmail.com www.theadvancenews.com
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