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The Friends at Stonecrest Library will host a super book sale on Saturday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Road, Stonecrest. Books for sale available in several genres including fiction/non-fiction, crafts books, textbooks, romance novels, history, biographies, magazines, encyclopedias, as well as books on tape/CD, DVDs and VHS. Proceeds supportStonecrest library programs for adultsand children.

The  Cooperative Extension announces that the Landscape 101 course will begin in February. The course consist of three classes with the first class scheduled on Feb. 12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The remaining classes will be held Feb. 19 and Feb 26, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The registration fee for the course is $30 and registration ends on Feb. 10. Classes will be held at the DeKalb Extension Training Center located at 4380 Memorial Drive, #200, Decatur, GA 30032. For more information, contact the DeKalb County Cooperative Extension Office at 404-298-4080, or visit www.extension.uga.edu/county-offices/dekalb.html.  

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs has opened registration for youth track-and-field. The registration fee is $40 per participant. Participants must be between the ages of 5 to 14 and a birth certificate is required to register. Registration includes four track meets. Practice dates and times will be determined by recreation centers.  Registration is open through March 7. For more information, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/parks  or call (770) 414-2111.

The Citizens Progressive Club of Rockdale County is gearing up for an event to preserve and showcase memorabilia from the former J.P. Carr School, which served as the county’s black school from 1955 through 1969 prior to desegregation. Donated by former staff and students of the school, the items will be placed in memorial cases in the current J.P. Carr Community Center at 981 Taylor Street in Conyers during a program scheduled on Saturday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m.. The public is encouraged to attend. “This will give the community an opportunity to learn some history about education in Rockdale during…

G & W Ministries will present “Bible Study Conference 2020” on Feb. 6–8 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Stonecrest. The conference’s theme is “Trusting God on the Journey “ (Joshua 2: 1-4. 8-13). There will be anointed, dynamic speakers local, national and international, and vendors with products and services. Here is the schedule for the three-day event: Thursday 7 p.m.: Pastor Orlando Thrash, Pleasant Zion Baptist Church, Dallas, TX  Friday 9 a.m.: Pastor Johnny Taylor, “His Flowing Oil,” Dalton, GA 5 p.m: Minister Estella Love, Berean Christian Church (Snellville, GA campus) 7 p.m.: Bishop Ruby Pedescleaux, Showers of Blessings Ministries, Shreveport,…

Congressman Henry “Hank” Johnson (GA-04) is kicking off the 2020 Census Count campaign with a video urging community leaders and stakeholders to get involved. The census count officially began on Jan. 21 in the remote fishing village of Toksook Bay, Alaska. Locally, the head count will begin around mid-March. National Census Day is April 1. The video will be featured on all of Johnson’s social media outlets. “The census informs how billions of dollars are allocated every year to health clinics, schools, affordable housing, and hundreds of other critical services and programs that make a difference in our lives every…

  DeKalb County residents will have a chance to experience Georgia’s new voting machines ahead of the Voting Town Hall she is hosting on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Porter Sanford Performing Arts Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur. The interactive voting machine experiences will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. The state of Georgia is replacing all voting machines by the March 24 Presidential Primary with a new voting system and DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson wants to ensure that all DeKalb residents experience how to use the new  machines before the elections. “The ability…

Presenting the award (left to right): Mindy Kao, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta; Barbara J. Mobley, president of Toney Valley Civic Association; Tyler Sanchez, Neighborhood Watch Coordinator; and Neona Sherrer, vice president of Toney Valley Civic Association The Toney Valley Civic Association was recently awarded a Neighborhood Fund Grant of $9,900 by the Community Foundation For Greater Atlanta. The majority of the grant fund will be used by the 36-year-old non-profit organization to sponsor and support its inaugural Toney Valley Day Festival slated for June 13 on the grounds of Toney Elementary School in Toney Valley.  The homecoming, community…

Mason Mill Road, between Clairmont Road and Houston Mill Road NE, in Decatur will be closed to through-traffic beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, through 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10. Residents living in the area will have access to road. Road closure and detour signs will be placed in the area to advise motorists of traffic restrictions. For more information, contact the DeKalb County Roads and Drainage Department at 404-294-2878.

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) has announced the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Education Scholarship and the Performing Arts & Visual Arts Scholarship will open to applicants beginning Feb. 3. The deadline for both scholarships is April 3. The Performing Arts Scholarship provides financial assistance to outstanding African-American students pursuing a major in performing and visual arts, including — but not limited to — architecture, ceramics, drawing, fashion, graphic design, illustration, interior design, painting, photography, sketching, video production and other decorative arts. The education scholarship is open to any outstanding African-American college students residing or attending college in a Congressional Black Caucus…