Press Releases

Comanche Drive Water Main Repairs Completed

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews have completed repairs on a 6-inch water main on Comanche Drive.

Extensive repairs included installing and reconnecting new pipe…

Water Main Repairs Underway on Comanche Drive

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews are in the process of making repairs on a 6-inch water main on Comanche Drive.

More extensive repairs are required to…

Water Main Repairs Underway on Comanche Drive

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews are in the process of making repairs on a 6-inch water main on Comanche Drive.

Approximately 20 residential customers on…

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond’s Statement on the Nov. 5 Ethics Vote

DECATUR, Ga.--“The DeKalb voters have spoken. The focus now shifts back to the General Assembly where the legislative process begins anew. DeKalb’s State House and Senate delegations must craft…

DeKalb to Deploy New Sanitation Collection Trucks in December

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will deploy 46 new automated side loader (ASL) sanitation collection trucks by December 2019. Operated by a single driver, the technologically…

Scott Boulevard Water Main Replacement Project Update

DECATUR, Ga. – Lane closures along Scott Boulevard/ Lawrenceville Highway, between DeKalb Industrial Way and Jordan Lane, have been extended until Nov. 16.

The right eastbound traffic lane along…

Victims of Plane Crash in DeKalb County Identified

DECATUR, Ga.—The DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the two victims of the plane crash that occurred Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

The victims were identified as Leslie Csanyi Jr.,…

DeKalb Extends Condolences to Families of Plane Crash Victims

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County Government and DeKalb-Peachtree Airport extend sincere condolences to the families and friends of those who lost their lives in yesterday’s plane crash. DeKalb County…

Two Confirmed Dead after Plane Crashes in DeKalb

3:35 p.m.

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Fire Rescue has confirmed that a second victim died in a plane crash near Chamblee this morning.

2:47 p.m.

All lanes of I-85 Frontage Road, near Peachtree…

I-85 Access Road Now Open after Plane Crash

2:47 p.m.

DECATUR, Ga.— All lanes of I-85 Frontage Road, near Peachtree Circle Northeast, are now open after a plane crash near Chamblee this morning.

1:18 p.m.

DeKalb County Fire Marshall Joe Cox…