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Vol. 123 No. 27
Your Newspaper - Toombs, Montgomery & Wheeler County, Georgia
July 7, 2021
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BYTES
Franklinia
Playhouse
Presents
"The Nerd"
Franklinia Playhouse is
performing a community
play entitled "The Nerd,"
at Southeastern Technical
College. The play is a
mature comedy suitable
for ages 12 and older.
Performances are set for
7:30 p.m. on July 8-9, 7
p.m. on July 10, and 4:30
p.m. on July 11. Tickets
are available at the door
or may be purchased
prior to the performance
at the Downtown
Vidalia Association. For
more information call
(912) 403-1258 or email
frankliniaplayhouse@gmail.
com.
lights, Cameras, Action: Ivons
ON LOCATION - Members of the cast and crew for the film, "Blue Lightning," filmed at Partin Park in Lyons on June 29, The movie is about
a grandfather and granddaughter who bond while working together to prepare for a soapbox derby. The movie's producer is Luther
Wardlaw of Toombs County.
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail.com
Preproduction filming began last week
in Lyons for a movie titled “Blue Lightning.”
Produced by Luther Wardlaw of Toombs
County and directed by Aaron Williams, the
film tells the poignant story of an adventur
ous, orphaned girl (played by 10-year-old
Ava Matello) who goes to live on a farm with
her grandfather, (portrayed by Gordon Dan-
niels). As they struggle to learn about each
other and become family, the two bond over
the town sport of soapbox racing.
As everyone knows, Lyons is famous
for its annual Southeast Georgia Soapbox
Derby, and it provided the perfect location
for filming the movie named for the “Blue
Lightning” soapbox racer. Last Tuesday,
filming took place on Derby Hill in Partin
Park, at Andy’s Home Center and on a fami
ly-owned farm in Lyons.
In addition to Matello, who has already
appeared in 12 movies, and Danniels, who is
Please see Movie page 3A
Financial
Fundamentals
for Business
Owners
Free webinar sponsored
by the University of
Georgia Small Business
Development Center (Part
1, July 12, and Part 2, July
14). Covers how to use
financial data for tactical
and strategic decision
making and how banks/
lenders evaluate business
and capital requests. Free.
To register visit: ugasbdc.
training/bru/FinFund_
CADDA.
New Members
Luncheon Set for
July 13
The Greater Vidalia
Chamber of Commerce's
"Grow with Us" new
membership luncheon
will be held July 13 at the
chamber office, 2805 E.
First St., Vidalia, from noon
until l p.m. For information,
contact Dana Brown at
912-537-4466.
IN THIS ISSUE
Editorials Page 5A
Obituaries Page 7A
From the Record Page 8A
Your Mind On Line Page 8A
Sports Page 1 B
Vidalia Hosts Spectacular Independence Day Event
Photo by Evan Riekhof
HAVING A GREAT TIME - Attendees of the City of Vidalia's Independence Day Celebration, held on July
3 in City Park downtown, enjoy the festivities. More photos are on Page 4A,
The weather cooperated and
the crowds turned out for Vi-
dalia’s 2021 Independence Day
Celebration July 3 at City Park
downtown.
The event featured a spec
tacular fireworks display, music,
concessions, and a new event—a
kid’s karaoke contest. Volunteer
Sha’Keema Wooden coordinated
this event and the winners were
Karson Tanner, first place; Claire
Beasley, second place; and Cai-
synn Perry, third place.
After the karaoke contest,
the Block Party Experience band
took the stage. Billed as a young
and diverse Atlanta-based, high-
energy party and event group,
the band performed music that
appealed to all ages.
“The fireworks were fan
tastic, the band played music you
could dance to, and everybody
Please see Event page 3A
Early Voting Light So Far in D-156 Runoff
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail.com
Early voting in the runoff
election for the District 156
House seat, which began June
28, continues through July 9. So
far, advance voting has been ex
tremely light.
In Montgomery County,
only 157 early votes have been
cast and six absentee ballots
mailed out, said Registrar Bob
bie Carpenter Tuesday morning.
“There is not a lot of interest,”
Carpenter said. The county has
over 5,000 registered voters.
In Toombs County, only
36 absentee ballots had been
mailed out and 404 advance
votes cast as of July 2, according
to the Toombs County Board of
Elections website. July 2 was the
last date for which voting results
were available ahead of The Ad
vance deadline for this week’s
edition. The county has over
17,484 registered voters, 16,558
of which are currently active in
the Toombs County Board of
Elections system.
A change in the election
law effective July 1 eliminated
Saturday voting which was origi
nally scheduled for July 3, and no
voting took place, on Monday,
July 5, because of the July Fourth
holiday. After the holiday obser-
Please see Voting page 3A
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