Press Releases

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will host “March Backyard Gardening” virtual classes for free. The “Pollinators Attractors Spring Planting" class will be on March 11 from 6 to 7 p.m. The “Spring Veggies and Herbs" class will be on March 15 6 to 7 p.m. The “Conifers for South" class will be on March 18 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The “Backyard Blueberry” class will be on March 24 6 to 7 p.m.

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will host a town hall for residents to provide a progress report on District 7 initiatives currently established, those in development and those estimated for the near future. The DeKalb County District 7 First Quarter Town Hall will take place Thursday, March 11, at 6 p.m. and will take place virtually on Zoom.

DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 8, 2021. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). To listen in on the meeting, request the call-in number and PIN from weissingera@dekalblibrary.org no later than noon on the date of the meeting.

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 8, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/99355202202?pwd=blo2WmxRR0Y1SUl0aXZOUT…. The meeting password is 443859.

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson was among those honored when the Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta virtually hosted its Tenth Annual Asian American Advocacy Day, with the theme of #AAPIRising: The New South. Asian American Advocacy Day highlighted the legislative advocacy of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and brought together elected officials for relationship building and learning opportunities.