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The Superpower
That Can’t Arm Itself
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Established 1901
The Lyons Progress Established 1894
Your Newspaper - Toombs, Montgomery & Wheeler County, Georgia
October 25, 2023
I haven’t spoken to
my wife in years.
I didn’t want to
interrupt her.
- Rodney
Dangerfield
News
BYTES
Voters to
Visit Polls on
November 7
Trunk or Treat
Memorial Health Mead
ows Physicians will host
a Trunk or Treat event
on Thursday, October
26, from 4 PM - 6 PM, in
the back parking lot of
the Lucy Pierson Build
ing. Get your boo on
with Meadows Physi
cians and enjoy com
plimentary candy,
snacks and goodies as
we celebrate the Fall
season. General park
ing is available in the
parking lot in front of
our facility. We look for
ward to seeing you
there!
Downtown
Halloween
Events
The Downtown Vidalia
Association will host its
annual Spooktacular on
Thursday, October 26,
from 5 p.m. until 6:30
p.m„ while the City of
Lyons' annual Scare on
the Square will occur
on Saturday, October
27, from 6 p.m. until 8
p.m.
Read the profiles of each candidate vying for seats in the November 7 election.
By Deborah Clark &
Makaylee Randolph
Voters will visit the polls
in a general election on No
vember 7. Several area seats
are on the ballots in Wheeler,
Montgomery and Toombs
counties.
City of Glenwood
In Glenwood, several City
Council posts and the may-
oral seat will be on the ballot,
as well as a county-wide Spe
cial Local Option Sales Tax
(SPLOST) referendum.
Also, for the first time in
40 years, long-time Mayor
and businessman G.M. Joiner
will have opposition as he
tosses his hat into the political
ring one more time. Ava Bess
Jones, a teacher, is challenging
Joiner for the post.
The five Glenwood City
Council seats are also up for
grabs and two newcomers are
challenging four incumbents
for the positions. One of the
long-time Council members,
Winston Powell, will not seek
reelection.
Janaria Bryant, an as
sistant shift supervisor at
Please see Vote page 11A
Citizens Give Back With "Barbecue for the Blue"
Photo By Makaylee Randolph
A NIGHT OF GRATITUDE - Not only were citizens, such as Bernie
Nelson (left), able to share their gratitude for fhe Vidalia Police
Department, but also Chief James Jermon (right), who empha
sized the importance of recognizing that citizens are supportive
of law enforcement's work.
Several citizens thanked lo
cal police officers for their hard
work, as the Vidalia Police De
partment and their families were
invited for a barbecue dinner at
the Swift Creek Lodge in Vidalia
on Thursday, October 19.
The event, which the citi
zens labeled “Barbecue for the
Blue,” was planned by Bernie
Nelson, along with Bill Tor
rance, Matt Oxley, John Blewett,
and Joel Thomas, as a method of
showing appreciation to the offi
cers for the time and effort they
put into protecting the city and
its citizens. Officers were invited
to enjoy food and fellowship,
while also testing their luck for
a chance at winning several free
door prizes with a total value of
$625 that were made possible by
sponsors, such as Ricky Mitchell.
“I had an idea several weeks
ago to put together this func
tion, so I went to the Chief James
Jermon and asked [if we could
do this for the Department],”
Nelson explained. “We pretty
much started from scratch and
worked our way forward. He
gave me a number of people we
could feed at this location, and I
began meeting people to try to
Please see Blue page 5A
Wheeler Trunk
or Treat Events
The cities of Glenwood
and Alamo have slated
Trunk or Treat events
downtown on Tuesday,
October 31, from until 8
p.m. Everyone is invited
to stop by and stock up
on Halloween goodies.
Mount Vernon
Halloween
The city of Mount Ver
non will host trick-or-
treating throughout the
city neighborhoods on
Tuesday, October 31,
beginning at 6 p.m.
IN THIS ISSUE
Editorials Page 6A
Obituaries Page 8A
From the Record Page 5A
Your Mind On Line Page 2A
Sports Page 1 B
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Photo by Mike Branch
DEPUTY-INVOLVED COLLISION - A Toombs County Sheriff's Deputy
collided with a truck's trailer while trying to dodge a deer crossing
U.S. 280 on Monday night, October 23. No one was injured, and the
vehicles were able to be driven to a side street to avoid blocking traf
fic upon the highway,
VPD Continues to
Add to Its Force
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail. com
The Vidalia Police Depart
ment introduced another new
officer to the Vidalia City Coun
cil at its regular monthly meeting
on Tuesday, October 10.
Officer Matthew Roberts is
no stranger to the City of Vida
lia as he previously worked with
Environmental Service Group
(ESG) in the City. “He is well-
trained with the city, but he did
work at ESG at first,” Vidalia
Police Chief James Jermon re
marked. “We just took his pipes,
wrenches, and screws and gave
him a gun.”
Please see VCC page 9A
Morris Named
Toombs County
Teacher of the Year
TOOMBS TEACHER OF THE YEAR - Toombs County Middle
School 8th Grade Georgia Studies teacher Danielle Mor
ris (left) was honored during the October 12 meeting of
the Toombs County Board of Education as not only Toombs
County Middle School Teacher of the Year, but also as the
school system's Teacher of the Year. Her award was present
ed by Superintendent Barry Waller (right).
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
Staff members, friends,
and families all gathered for
the regular monthly meet
ing of the Toombs County
Board of Education on
Thursday, October 12, as
the Toombs County School
System’s Teacher of the Year
was announced.
Toombs County Middle
School 8th Grade Georgia
Please see TCBOE page 10A
