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Woody Folsom CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 912-537-8278 2101 East First St., Vidalia www.theadvancenews.com 502 E. 1st Street, Vidalia, GA 30475 (912) 537-3131 Fax (912) 537-4899 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 foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock yougivethestate powertodothings YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 mo. Free Testingin Glenwood free COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary drive-up “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 COVID-19 service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon a.m MemorialDay. peacetime. Veterans Day is ob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty TheMontgomery .m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions Library,Tri-CountyFamily OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto 478-275-6570. andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- sponsorCensus2020events Pleasesee Crosses page 2A sacrifices KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com News BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings CountyCommission, foryou,yougiveit powertodothings MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe resp morial Clu toyou. -AlbertJayNock Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Free COVID-19 Testingin INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage 10A sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Glenwood TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring free drive-up a COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The shared. Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork testsiteislocatedatthe In1971,Congressdes-ignated asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents TheMontgomery service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen Schoolsarepartneringto andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Sheriffffff sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ma 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! brieflflfl ThThThTh SeePage 10A Tegus? 2 mINsT, HI4SI2SS,UoE f Editil Lane P neth asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. brieflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ThTh www.theadvancenews.com Bill’s Donuts (912) 537-2253 Mon-Fri 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 6 a.m. - noon Sunday 8 a.m. - noon 302 East 1st Street Vidalia, GA 30474 Family Tradition Since 1972 MOON AGENCY 912.537.3276 GMOON@FARMERSAGENT.COM 411 Jackson St. Vidalia, GA 30474 Vidalia Small Engine Service Maruyama Power Products Jonsered Chain Saws We Service most types of Lawn Equipment Tommy Towery - Owner 435 Blaxton Road, Vidalia 537-4926 FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2401 Aimwell Road Vidalia, GA 912-537-6472 THRIFTWAY Galaxy Food Center 912.526.6483 178 South Victory Drive in Lyons Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 7 AM - 8 PM CL OSED SUNDAY Megan Perkins We Work For You Agent Christy O’Neal Nicole Stevens Agent/Owner Agent Dixon-O’Neal Agency, Inc. 405 W. First Street, Vidalia, Ga. 30474 P: 912-537-7555 F: 912-537-7553 agentdixon@bellsouth.net www.bestvidaliainsurance.com Woody Folsom CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 912-537-8278 2101 East First St., Vidalia www.theadvancenews.com 502 E. 1st Street, Vidalia, GA 30475 (912) 537-3131 Fax (912) 537-4899 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 foryou,yougiveit powertodothings toyou. -AlbertJayNock yougivethestate powertodothings YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 for Those Who Served 5 mo. Free Testingin Glenwood free COVID-19 In1971,Congressdes-ignated thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen who died while serving theircountryinthemilitary drive-up “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 COVID-19 service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon a.m MemorialDay. peacetime. Veterans Day is ob-served annuallyonNovem-ber 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror In2017,theLionsLy-ons Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty TheMontgomery .m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The testsiteislocatedatthe veteranswhoservedour country in the Armed Forces.TheLyonsLions Library,Tri-CountyFamily OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh MontgomeryCounty Schoolsarepartneringto 478-275-6570. andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ToombsAcademyand theCityofLyonsconstruct- sponsorCensus2020events Pleasesee Crosses page 2A sacrifices KEEPINGPATRIOTISMATTHEFOREFRONT—MembersoftheLyonsLionsClub,thecivicorganizationresponsiblefortheme-morial crossesandflags,poseinfrontofthestreet-longdisplayonVictoryDrive.LtoR:JasonHall,ClubPresident,James Thompson,Jimmy“Spook”Alexander,WayneWheeler,LucretiaNobles,AlysaMarsciano,JillO’NealandDarrellNobles. PhotobyWilliamLedford Vol.122No.22 YourNewspaper-Toombs,Montgomery& WheelerCounty,Georgia May27,2020 inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com News BYTES Inproportionas yougivethestate powertodothings CountyCommission, foryou,yougiveit powertodothings MontgomeryCounty Connectionandthe resp morial Clu toyou. -AlbertJayNock Afteralmostaquartercentury atherpostastheToombsCoun-ty Free COVID-19 Testingin INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A SeePage 10A sheriff’ssecretary,itishardfor JohnnieJeanBranchtoretire,but asshesaid,“Whenyougettobe 77yearsold,itistimetogohome androckonthefrontporch.” Glenwood TheSouthCentral HealthDistrictissponsoring free drive-up a COVID-19 testinginGlenwoodon Monday,June1,from11 a.m.until3p.m.Noreferral isneededforthetest.The shared. Johnniewas52yearsofage when Toombs County Sheriff CharlesDursthiredhertowork testsiteislocatedatthe In1971,Congressdes-ignated asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com OldMiddleSchool,503S.W. ThirdAvenue,Glenwood. Formoreinformation,call 478-275-6570. thelastMondayin MayasMemorialDay,ana-tional holidaytocommem-orate themenandwomen whodiedwhileserving theircountryinthemilitary “CountMeIn!” CensusEvents TheMontgomery service.Anationalmoment ofremembrancetakesplace at3:00p.m.localtimeon MemorialDay. VeteransDayisob-served annuallyonNovem-ber AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjured inashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease.TheGBIwascalledinshortly INTHISISSUE Editorials...........................Page 4A CountyCommission, MontgomeryCounty Library,Tri-CountyFamily Connectionandthe MontgomeryCounty 11eachyearandisaday setasidetohonorallmen Schoolsarepartneringto andwomenwhoservedin themilitaryduringwaror peacetime. In2017,theLionsLy-ons Sheriffffff sponsorCensus2020events inMontgomeryCounty.For details,Seepage3A. Clubcreatedaproject tohonorthesacrificesof deceasedToombsCounty veteranswhoservedour countryintheArmed Forces.TheLyonsLions Clubandits60members withhelpfromstudents atToombsCountyHigh andtheLeoClubofRob-ert ma 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! brieflflfl ThThThTh SeePage 10A Tegus? 2 mINsT, HI4SI2SS,UoE f Editil Lane P neth asareceptionistatthecountyjail. Shesoonascendedtotheposition ofsecretary,ajobpreviouslyheld byBillieJones.Mrs.Joneshad beensecretarytherefor40years andshe brieflyreturnedfromre-tirement tomentorMrs.Branch.“I alwayscalledher‘myteach,’”John-nie shared. brieflfl GBIInvestigatingin Alamo;NoArrestsMade AWheelerCountymanwasshotand killedandtwoothersinjuredinashootingthat occurredearlySunday,May24,inAlamo. RonestraKotoyaWilliams,42,ofAlamo, diedinanincidentat#4BluebirdLane,the GeorgiaBureauofInvestigationreportedin apressrelease. TheGBIwascalledinshortly ByDeborahClark RegionalEditor dclarkadvance@gmail.com ThTh www.theadvancenews.com Bill’s Donuts (912) 537-2253 Mon-Fri 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday 6 a.m. - noon Sunday 8 a.m. - noon 302 East 1st Street Vidalia, GA 30474 Family Tradition Since 1972 MOON AGENCY 912.537.3276 GMOON@FARMERSAGENT.COM 411 Jackson St. Vidalia, GA 30474 Vidalia Small Engine Service Maruyama Power Products Jonsered Chain Saws We Service most types of Lawn Equipment Tommy Towery - Owner 435 Blaxton Road, Vidalia 537-4926 FIBER OPTIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2401 Aimwell Road Vidalia, GA 912-537-6472 THRIFTWAY Galaxy Food Center 912.526.6483 178 South Victory Drive in Lyons Store Hours: Monday - Saturday 7 AM - 8 PM CL OSED SUNDAY Megan Perkins We Work For You Agent Christy O’Neal Nicole Stevens Agent/Owner Agent Dixon-O’Neal Agency, Inc. 405 W. First Street, Vidalia, Ga. 30474 P: 912-537-7555 F: 912-537-7553 agentdixon@bellsouth.net www.bestvidaliainsurance.com
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