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March 29, 2023
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The Vidalia Advance Established 1901
The Lyons Progress Established 1894
April 12023
Anyone who has
never made a
mistake has never
tried anything new.
- Albert Einstein
News
BYTES
DOT Issues
Advisory
About Road
Work
The Georgia Depart
ment of Transportation
has advised that road
work will be underway
on State Route 4/U.S.
Highway 1 over the Al-
tamaha River from
West River Road in Ap
pling County to
George Hill Road in
Toombs County
through May. Daily
lane closures are
scheduled from 7 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
Toombs
County Kinship
Caregiver
Support Group
The Toombs County
Kinship Caregiver Sup
port Group will host
their monthly meeting
on Thursday, March 30,
at the Birthday House
at Partin Park in Lyons.
The meeting is from
6:00 p.m. until 7:30
p.m., and includes a
meal. Childcare is pro
vided. Text 478-262-
1133 if you plan to at
tend.
Porchfest
Photo by Evan Riekhof
A ROCKING SATURDAY - Vidalia's first Porchfest Music, Art, and Food Festival filled the
streets with music on Saturday, March 25, as 28 performers took to porches to share
their crafts. The Porch Pirates (shown here) wooed audiences with their buccaneer
outfits and musical talent. Sneak a peek at the full event on page 12A,
TCSO Nabs
Two Theft
Suspects
Extavious Hill
Courtesy of The Toombs
County Sheriff’s Office
The Toombs County Sheriff’s
Office (TCSO) has captured two
suspects who are believed to be
responsible for a series of vehicle
break-ins on North Morningside
Drive and C.V. Mosely Boulevard on
Tuesday March 14, and Wednesday
March 15.
On March 14 and 15, deputies
responded to several reports of cars
being entered and items being sto
len at residences along these roads.
Some of the items stolen were sev
eral handguns, credit cards, cash,
and a purse.
Investigators Nick Luke and
Sergeant Chris Clark probed the
scenes and worked the cases. Upon
investigation, these officers became
aware that Extavious Hill, 19, Vida
lia, was responsible for entering the
vehicles. After looking further into
the case, the investigators discov
ered that Hill and Breona Mobley,
25, Lyons, had made several pur
chases with the stolen credit cards.
Mobley was also found in posses
sion of the stolen purse.
The pair were captured last
Please see TCSO page 4A
Covid-19
Mobile Vaccine
Clinic
The Thriftway Galaxy
Food Store in Lyons will
host a free Covid-19
Mobile Vaccine Clinic
for those over the age
of 18 years old on Fri
day, March 31, from 9
a.m. until 12 p.m. Walk-
ins are welcome. Bring
vaccination card, li
cense/identification
card, and insurance
card if you have one.
For more information
or to preregister, call
478-299-8444.
IN THIS ISSUE
Editorials Page 6A
Obituaries Page 10A
From the Record Page 5A
Your Mind On Line Page 3A
Sports Page 1 B
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VHA Senior Wins
Harvard Model
Congress Honors
Photo by Makaylee Randolph
BEST MEDIA DELEGATE - While being named the 2023
Best Delegate for the Harvard Model Congress Media
Committee is an honor, Rylee Toole (right) said that it
is her passion for writing and journalism that helped
her throughout the experience. Here, she poses with
Vidalia Heritage Academy Headmaster Jeff McCor
mick (left).
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail. com
Vidalia Heritage
Academy senior Rylee
Toole took home the top
award for her commit
tee at this year’s Harvard
Model Congress event,
as she was named the
Best Delegate for the pro
gram’s Media Committee.
Toole was recognized at
Please see VHA page 8A
Alamo City Council
Appoints New Member
Photo by Deborah Clark
NEW COUNCIL MEMBER - Alamo City Attorney Russell Clark administers the
oath of office for new Alamo City Council member Laura Brownley. The
Council appointed Brownley to assume the unexpired term of Thomas Lott,
who resigned,
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail.com
The Alamo City Council, in its
regular session on March 20 at City
Hall, appointed a new Council mem
ber to assume the post of Council
man Thomas Lott, who resigned.
Laura Brownley will serve the re
mainder of Lott’s term, which ends
in December.
Brownley has been active in the
Wheeler County community since
moving to Alamo with her husband
Andy in 2006. A former employee
of the Wheeler County Chamber of
Commerce, Brownley is currently
serving on the Wheeler County
Please see Alamo page 13A