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Roadwork
Scheduled in
Wheeler County
The Georgia Department
of Transportation has
scheduled pavement
preservation on Georgia
Highway 19 in Wheeler
County. Motorists should
expect daily closures for
asphalt overlay from May
8-14.
COVID
Vaccinations to
Be Given May 17
The Acute Care Clinic
in conjunction with
Barberito's will be giving
the Moderna COVID 19
vaccine on Monday, May
17, from 11 a.m. to l:30
p.m. outside of Barberito's
restaurant.
May 17 Voter
Registering
Deadline
Monday, May 17, is the
last day to register to vote
in the June 15 special
election to fill the District
156 House seat previously
held by Greg Morris.
Former Teachers
Invited to MCHS
Graduation
Former teachers of
Montgomery County
Schools are invited to
graduation on May 21, 8
p.m., at the Montgomery
County High School
football field. Seating
will be on the field and
the deadline to register
for seating is May 19. To
register, contact Debra
D. Gay at 912-240-2262 or
Zelene Robinson at 912-
583-4753 or 912-977-8457.
IN THIS ISSUE
Editorials Page 5A
Obituaries Page 7A
From the Record Page 8A
Your Mind On Line Page 8A
Sports Page 1 B
Fuel Shortage?
PANIC BUYING TO BLAME? - Area motorists were greeted with bags over gas pump dispensers this morning
announcing, "Sorry, out of service." Whether the area gas shortage is due to panic buying is debatable,
but in any event, the effects of a cyberattack on a major gas pipeline are being felt here.
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail. com
When local resident Heather
Mead drove up to Circle K Con
venience Store on Highways 297
and 292 in Vidalia Tuesday morn
ing, she encountered bags over the
gas pump dispensers announcing
“Sorry out of service.” The second
Circle K she entered on Highway
280 had the same message. When
she reached Enmark on Highway
280, she was able to pump eigh
teen cents worth of premium gas
before the pump cut off.
Whether the local gas short
age is real or due to panic buying
is debatable at this point, but the
reality is that one way or another
the area is beginning to feel the ef
fects of a gas pipeline disruption
due to a cyberattack last Friday
Please see Fuel page 2A
One Killed,
Three Hurt
In Wreck
Near Petross
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail.com
A two-vehicle colli
sion at Georgia Highways
130 and 135 near Petross
claimed a life and injured
three others, Montgom
ery County Sheriff Doug
Maybin confirmed Mon
day.
The name of the
deceased, reportedly a
teenager, has not been re
leased pending the com
pletion of an investigation
by the Georgia State Pa
trol, said Laurie Holland,
Montgomery County
Coroner. The names of
the three people injured
in the wreck were also not
released.
Maybin said two of
those injured, a male and
a female, were riding in
the same car as the de
ceased male. A third male
was driving the pickup
truck involved in the col
lision.
City Council Hires
Zanders as New
Alamo Chief of Police
NEW POLICE CHIEF - The Alamo City Council has hired
Karen Zanders, above, as the city's new police chief,
Zander replaces Roger Bryant, who resigned in Janu
ary due to health issues. Zanders has been serving as
the interim chief for the past several months,
By Andrea Towns
Contributing Writer
The City of Alamo
has hired Karen Zanders
as its new Police Chief.
In an April 19 meeting
Councilwoman Patricia
Woodard made the mo
tion to hire Zanders at a
salary of $45,000 a year.
The motion was unani
mously approved.
Zanders has been
serving as acting chief
since January She re
places Roger Bryant, who
resigned due to health is
sues.
In other matters, the
discussions on upgrad
ing City Hall continued.
The Strategic Planning
Committee that was es-
Please see Alamo page 9A
High-Speed Chase
Starts in Appling,
Ends in Toombs
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail.com
A high-speed chase
that started in Appling
County Monday morn
ing ended in Vidalia
around noon with a
Toombs County officer
tackling the fleeing sus
pect and making the ar
rest.
The suspect was
identified as Cameron
McLemore, 21, of Vi
dalia. He is facing mul
tiple charges in Toombs
and Appling counties.
Captain Scotty
Tanner of the Appling
County Sheriff’s De
partment said that a
sheriff’s deputy first en
countered McLemore in
a routine traffic stop on
U.S. 1 outside of Baxley.
He said that after being
stopped by the deputy,
McLemore fled the
scene and headed south
on U.S. 1. He then made
a U-turn on the highway
and headed north to
ward Toombs County.
The Appling Coun
ty Sheriff’s deputy in
pursuit of the suspect
said a handgun was
tossed from the window
of the fleeing car and
was recovered later by
authorities.
Please see Chase page
9A
Three Area Residents Qualify
In Bid for D-156 House Seat
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail.com
Three area residents
have qualified to seek
the District 156 Georgia
House seat previously
held by Greg Morris
of Vidalia. Morris re
signed from the House
in March following his
election to the State
Transportation Board
for the 12th Congressio
nal District.
Qualifying last week
were two Republicans:
Leesa Hagan, a small
business owner from
Vidalia, and Wally Sapp,
a small business owner
from Baxley. Also quali
fying was Democrat
Wright Gres, a writer
from Appling County.
District 156 in
cludes Montgomery and
Toombs counties and
portions of Jeff Davis
and Appling counties.
The special election
to fill the seat has been
set for June 15. The last
day to register to vote in
the election is May 17.
Early voting begins on
May 24.
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