Press Releases

DeKalb Announces Expanded Drop Box Locations for Jan. 5 Runoff

Registered voters in DeKalb County will be able to cast their absentee ballots in the Jan 5. runoff at drop box locations throughout the county. A complete list of drop boxes can be viewed at www.…

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson partners with Operation HOPE, Inc. to launch DeKalb Entrepreneurship Training Program for small businesses and residents at no cost

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has allocated $200,000 in District 7 Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to Operation HOPE to assist DeKalb County…

Airport Master Plan Virtual Public Workshop to Meet Dec. 10

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Master Plan Virtual Public Workshop is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 10, at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

All citizens are invited to join to learn about the progress of the…

South Candler Street Lane Closure Begins on Dec. 14

Beginning Dec. 14, portions of the northbound and southbound lanes along South Candler Street, between Midway Road and Buchanan Terrace, will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., while crews work…

Airport Master Plan Virtual Public Workshop to Meet Dec. 10

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Master Plan Virtual Public Workshop is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 10, at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

All citizens are invited to join to learn about the…

Unofficial Results in DeKalb County’s Dec. 1 Runoff

 DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) announces its unofficial results for the Dec. 1, 2020, runoff elections for Georgia’s 5th Congressional District and Doraville’s…

DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees to Meet Dec. 11

DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 7, at 4:30 p.m. A Personnel Committee meeting will be held at 4:00 p.m. These meetings will be conducted via…

DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections to Meet Friday, Dec. 11

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at noon.

This meeting will be conducted via…

DeKalb County Receives $5.8 Million SAFER Grant  

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) again has awarded DeKalb County Fire Rescue (DCFR) the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant.

Over the next three years, DCFR…

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections Announces Updated Recount Days, Hours

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) is modifying its schedule as officials look towards an early completion of the statewide recount. DeKalb VRE has shifted from a planned…