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2022 Citizens of The Year
Photo by Makaylee Randolph
WOMAN BEHIND THE SCENES - According to Patricia Dixon (left),
2022 Lady of the Year Rebekah Arnold (right) doesn't like to be
the center of attention, and often works behind the scenes to
improve the community.
Photo by Makaylee Randolph
MAN WHO SAVED THE HOSPITAL - Tom Peterson (right) intro
duced 2022 Citizen of the Year Rusty Moses (left) as the "Man
Who Saved the Hospital," and highlighted his work to secure
bonds for the expansion of the facility many years ago,
“ Unless there is
Good Friday in
your life, there can
be no Easter
Sunday.”
- Fulton J. Sheen
News
BYTES
DOT Issues
Advisory
About Road
Work
The Georgia Depart
ment of Transporta
tion has advised that
road work will be un
derway on State
Route 4/U.S. Highway
1 over the Altamaha
River from West River
Road in Appling
County to George Hill
Road in Toombs
County through May.
Daily lane closures
are scheduled from 7
a.m. to 6 p.m.
Small Business
Saturday
Montgomery County
will host their monthly
Small Business Satur
day Pop-Up Shop this
Saturday, April 8, be
ginning at 10 a.m.
between Mount Ver
non Auto and Mont
gomery County De
partment of Family
and Children Services
along Highway 280 in
Mount Vernon.
Vidalia Tire
Amnesty
Week
The City of Vidalia will
host the annual Tire
Amnesty Week from
Monday, April 10, un
til Friday, April 14.
Tires should be
placed out by the
curb on the right of
way and will be
picked up free of
charge.
IN THIS ISSUE
Editorials Page 6A
Obituaries Page 10A
From the Record Page 5A
Your Mind On Line Page 8A
Sports Page 1 B
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail. com
Rusty Moses and Rebekah
Arnold were surprised with the
opportunity of a lifetime as their
hometown honored them with
the 2022 Citizen and Lady of the
Year Awards at the annual ban
quet on Thursday March 30.
This prestigious award is
sponsored through a collabora
tive effort of the Vidalia Lions
Club, Rotary Club, and Kiwanis
Club. Nominations for the award
are accepted annually, and two
award committees - one for the
Lady of the Year and one for the
Citizen of the Year - that consid
er the nominees to determine the
recipient.
Please see COTY page 9A
VHS Is Literar
State Runner Up
TEAM 2ND IN STATE - The Vidalia High School Lit
erary Team was the State Runner-Ups at the liter
ary competition, which is the team's highest finish
since 1973. Front Row, L to R: Micah Davis-Brown,
Alan Johnson, Dottie McDaniel, Sage Powell, Sec
ond Row, Lto R: Landry wheeler, Shannon Collins,
Jayla Phillips, Third Row, L to R: Gregory Huston,
Autumn Harris. Back Row, L to R: Cole Dean, An
drew Davis, Jada Clements.
Courtesy of Vidalia City
Schools
Fresh off their 10th
straight region champi
onship, the Vidalia High
School (VHS) Liter
ary Team traveled to
Milledgeville Saturday
for the GHSA AA State
Literary Meet, finishing
second by just 7 points
behind ACE Charter.
The second-place finish
was the highest in the
school's history since
the 1973 team placed
2nd.
Along with the 2nd
place finish, Alan John
son took first place in
the "Oral Interpreta
tion, Humorous" cat-
Please see VHS page
13A
Lyons Library Open Full Time
Community Makes It Possible
Photo by Makaylee Randolph
LOCALS LOVE THE LIBRARY - The Nelle Brown Memorial Library in Lyons will now
remain open the same hours as the Mark and Tonya Spivey Public Library in Vida
lia after the Toombs County School System and citizens donated funding to the
cause. Nelle Brown Memorial Library Manager Travis McKinley straightens a new
selection of books that were donated by a local patron.
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
The Nelle Brown Memorial Li
brary in Lyons is now open five days a
week after the Toombs County School
System and several citizens invested
funding in the facility.
Ohoopee Regional Library System
Board Member Howard Holman em
phasized, “Toombs County Schools
Please see Library page 9A
Montgomery County Middle/High
School Hosts Teacher Signing Day
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
The Montgomery
County Middle and
High School teachers
and support staff had a
unique contract signing
experience on Tuesday,
March 28, as Principal
Please see MoCo page
11A
Photo by Makaylee Randolph
CTAE DEPARTMENT - L to R: Nicole Smith, Brittany
Braddy, Tyrone Madison, Kristen Garland,
T^les from the Altamaha
an award winning folk-life play Mysteries, Mayhem Stranger Things
playwright Laurie jo Upchurch
Blue Marquee Theater General Admission $15
Lyons, GA Reserved $20
April 20 - 7:00 pm - Family Night/$10 Tickets Scan QR Code to purchase tickets
21 - 7:00, 22 - 2:00, 22 - 7:00, 27 - 7:00, 28 - 7:00, 29 - 2:00, 29 - 7:00 online or call 912-526-6445
