Press Releases

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs Cancels the Second Community Meeting for Pleasantdale Park

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs has cancelled the second community meeting for Pleasantdale Park that was scheduled for Thursday, June 23, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m…

DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees to Meet June 27

DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Monday, June 27 at 4:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). The Finance Committee will meet at…

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Board to Meet June 27

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Monday, June 27, 2022, at noon. In addition to regular business, the…

Convention Center Feasibility Study Findings and Formal Recommendations to be Presented for an Event and Hospitality Epicenter in DeKalb County

Presented by C.H. Johnson Consulting, Inc. at the June 21 Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole Meeting

In June 2021, DeKalb Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson allocated $100,000 from the…

DeKalb Announces Proposed Property Tax Increase

Benchmark millage rate stays flat

The DeKalb County Governing Authority today announces its intention to increase 2022 property taxes this year by 7.08 percent over the rollback millage rate.…

DeKalb County Opens Cooling Centers During Heat Advisory

DeKalb County is making recreation centers and libraries throughout the county available as cooling centers due to the ongoing heat advisory.

As defined by the National Weather Service's Peachtree…

DeKalb Cancels Juneteenth Celebration Due to High Temperatures

DeKalb County has cancelled its second annual Juneteenth celebration, scheduled for June 18, due to high temperatures.

With temperatures and the heat index expected to be in the 90s, the county is…

Commissioner Larry Johnson Hosts Spring Annual Community Empowerment Session (Town Hall)

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson invites the residents of DeKalb District 3 to the 20th Annual Community Empowerment Session (Town Hall) Thursday, June 16, at 6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Memorial…

DeKalb County Opens Cooling Centers During Heat Advisory

DeKalb County is making recreation centers and libraries throughout the county available as cooling centers due to the ongoing heat advisory.

As defined by the National Weather Service's Peachtree…

DeKalb to Give Away 5,000 Boxes of Food to Combat High Inflation

Father’s Day Food Distribution

 

DeKalb County Government is partnering with local faith leaders to distribute 5,000 boxes of 100 percent Georgia-grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, and chicken…