Press Releases

DeKalb Launches Mobile Wellness Units to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond and Dr. S. Elizabeth Ford, district health director, announced the launch of two step vans funded with federal CARES Act money that will be owned and deployed by…

DeKalb Watershed Crews Complete Repairs to Damaged Fire Hydrant in Rock Springs Community

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews have completed repairs to a 6-inch-diameter water pipe in the Rock Springs community which was damaged when a fire hydrant was hit by a…

DeKalb Announces ‘ReLeaf DeKalb’ Tree Planting Program

DeKalb homeowners will have an inexpensive option to add shade and beauty to their front yard this fall and winter.

Recently approved by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, ReLeaf DeKalb is a…

Urban Libraries Council Recognizes DeKalb County Public Library for Library Innovation

The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) announced DeKalb County Public Library as an Innovations Initiative honorable mention award winner during the 2020 ULC Innovations Celebration held virtually on Dec…

Additional $4.6 Million Grant Provides DeKalb Funding for Personnel, PPE for Historic Runoff

DeKalb County has received an additional $4.6 million grant from the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), marking the second major award granted to the county’s elections office. The grant will…

DeKalb Announces Christmas and New Year’s Residential Sanitation Schedule

In observance of Christmas Day on Friday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day on Friday, Jan. 1, sanitation service for residential customers will be based on a normal collection schedule. There will be no…

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections to Hold Special Called Meeting Dec. 22

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections will hold a special called meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, at 1 p.m. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). Simultaneous public…

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections Updates Advance Voting Locations

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) continues to expand early voting locations ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff election with the addition of Cross Keys High School. The new advance voting…

DeKalb Watershed Crews Repairing Damaged Fire Hydrant in Rock Springs Community

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are currently repairing a 6-inch-diameter water pipe in the Rock Springs community which was damaged when a fire hydrant was…

DeKalb’s Buford Highway Food Distribution Site to Aid Latino and Immigrant Families

DeKalb County Government is adding a fourth food distribution site in December in Doraville because the Latino community is one of the population groups hardest hit by food insecurity exacerbated the…