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OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral HealthDistrictissponsoring freedrive-upCOVID-19 TheSouthCentral ByDeborahClark SeePage 10A page3A. Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John- RegionalEditor ByDeborahClark 10A tomentorMrs. Branch.“I andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement beensecretarytherefor40years byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad Shesoonascendedtotheposition asareceptionistatthecountyjail. CharlesDursthiredhertowork androckonthefrontporch.” asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor Afteralmostaquartercentury dclarkadvance@gmail.com ByDeborahClark Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial dclarkadvance@gmail.com RegionalEditor Alamo; ByDeborahClark diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat AWheelerCountymanwasshotand NoArrestsMade GBIInvestigatingin PhotobyWilliamLedford INTHISISSUE RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May 24,inAlamo. INTHISISSUE 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. yougivethestate powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 5 mo. . m peacetime. MemorialDay. resp morial Clu withhelpfromstudents Forces.TheLyonsLions setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber VeteransDayisob-served MemorialDay. at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary whodiedwhileserving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin brieflflflflfl p yj gmail. mINsTHI4S2ISSUoE 2 ma details,Seepage3A. inMontgomeryCounty.For sponsorCensus2020events Schoolsarepartneringto MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe Library,Tri-CountyFamily MontgomeryCounty 478-275-6570. Formoreinformation,call ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. testsiteislocatedatthe isneededforthetest.The a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral Monday,June1,from11 testinginGlenwoodon drive-up free COVID-19 HealthDistrictissponsoring Glenwood Testingin toyou. powertodothings foryou,yougiveit powertodothings yougivethestate RegionalEditor a details,See sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty CountyCommission, Pleasesee page Crosses theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert at Toombs County High with help from students Clubandits60members Forces. The Lyons Lions country in the Armed veterans who served our deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin setasidetohonorallmen 11eachyearandisaday annuallyonNovem-ber Veterans Day is ob-served at3:00p.m.localtimeon ofremembrancetakesplace service.Anationalmoment theircountryinthemilitary who died while serving themenandwomen holidaytocommem-orate MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional thelastMondayin In1971,Congressdes-ignated IS ONLINE! 2A KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall, ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’Neal andDarrellNobles. dclarkadvance@gmail.com Sheriffffff dclarkadvance@gmail com Pleasesee Crosses page 2A theCityofLyonsconstruct- ToombsAcademyand andtheLeoClubofRob-ert atToombsCountyHigh Clubandits60members countryintheArmed veteranswhoservedour deceasedToombsCounty tohonorthesacrificesof Clubcreatedaproject In2017,theLionsLy-ons peacetime. themilitaryduringwaror andwomenwhoservedin In1971,Congressdes-ignated Tegus? tomentorMrs. brieflfl ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld whenToombsCountySheriff Johnniewas52yearsofage 77yearsold,itistimetogohome JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty RegionalEditor crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James SeePage CountyCommission, TheMontgomery CensusEvents “CountMeIn!” Free TheSouthCentral COVID-19 -AlbertJayNock Inproportionas Vol.122No.22 PhotobyWilliamLedford YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 TheMontgomery Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. 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