Press Releases

Commissioner Larry Johnson to Host Annual Day of Service

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson will host his annual day of service event, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.   

The Annual Day of Service is day filled with…

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson Allocates $10,000 in CARES ACT Funding to Feed Veterans and Military Families

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has allocated $10,000 in District 7 Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Atlanta Food Bank to assist Soldiers…

DeKalb Partners with Walmart to Provide Thanksgiving Turkeys and Ham for Needy Families

DeKalb County Government is partnering with Walmart to provide $20 gift cards for turkey or ham during its monthly food distribution event on Saturday, Nov. 21.

“Even during a pandemic, we have much…

DeKalb County Public Library and We Love BuHi Present the ‘Human Library Project: Voices of a Highway’

DeKalb County Public Library has partnered with We Love BuHi Inc. to present the Human Library Project.

This year’s theme is “Voices of a Highway: At the Heart of Atlanta’s Immigrant Stories.” Lily…

A Statement by DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond

This morning a serious allegation about a “9,626 vote error in the DeKalb County hand count” was made on social media by David Shafer, chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. I immediately…

Section of Galahad Drive to be Closed Nov. 20

Galahad Drive NE, between Tristian Circle NE and Greensward Drive NE, will be closed to through-traffic Friday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to facilitate a crane for removal of a tree at 2746…

Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson to Host Thanksgiving Turkey & Fixins Giveaway

DeKalb County District Five Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson invites residents of District 5 to join her for a Thanksgiving Turkey & Fixins Giveaway on Saturday, Nov. 21. The event will take…

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw Sponsors Thanksgiving Food Drive-Thru

DeKalb County District 4 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw sponsors a Thanksgiving Food Drive-Thru on Saturday, Nov. 21, beginning at 11 a.m., for the first 800 families.

“I have partnered again with…

‘Count on DeKalb’ Effort Completed Ahead of Schedule

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) completed the state-mandated, risk-limiting audit on Sunday evening after executing a safe, accurate and efficient operation. The final data…

DeKalb Outlines Plans for State-Mandated Audit

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) announces its plan to hand count more than 373,000 votes by the state-mandated timeline of Nov. 18. DeKalb VRE’s ‘Count on DeKalb’ risk limiting…