Press Releases

DeKalb to Host Back-to-School Food Distribution

DECATUR— On Saturday, Aug. 1, DeKalb County will host a food distribution event at three drive-thru locations at which 2,400 DeKalb residents will receive one 20-pound box of fruit and vegetables and…

850 Youth Complete Inaugural DeKalb Virtual Career Academy

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County will celebrate the end of the DeKalb Virtual Career Academy’s, inaugural summer youth employment program, on Friday, July 31, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.  The…

DeKalb Distributing 20,000 Masks and Signage to Small Businesses

DECATUR, Ga.—Tomorrow, as part of its ongoing “Stop the Spread” campaign, DeKalb County will begin distributing 20,000 masks to local small businesses to encourage them to implement a “No Mask, No…

DeKalb Distributing 20,000 Masks to Small Businesses

DECATUR, Ga.—As part of its ongoing “Stop the Spread” campaign, DeKalb County will distribute 20,000 masks to local small businesses to encourage them to implement a “No Mask, No Service” policy.

On…

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw to Host Community Breakfast Zoom Meeting

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County District 4 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host his second Quarterly in the Fourth community breakfast meeting this year via Zoom on Saturday, July 25, from 9 to 11 a.m.…

Malone Drive Closure to Begin July 27

DECATUR, Ga. – On Monday, July 27, Malone Drive will be closed for construction from Peachtree Industrial Boulevard (SR 141) and a detour will be in place. Local traffic will have access to Malone…

DeKalb Begins New Phase of Water Main Replacement Project on Scott Boulevard

DECATUR, Ga. – On Monday, July 27, lane closures are set to begin along Scott Boulevard, between Church Street and DeKalb Industrial Way, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while crews work to install…

Airport Master Plan Citizens Advisory Committee to Meet July 28

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Master Plan Citizens Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, at 5:30 p.m.

The meeting will be conducted virtually via Zoom at  …

DeKalb County Passes Mask Ordinance to Stop the Spread of COVID-19

DECATUR, Ga. –Today, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved CEO Michael Thurmond’s amendments to the mask ordinance commissioners passed July 14. The original mask ordinance was authored…

DeKalb County Hosts COVID-19 ‘Stop the Spread’ Events this Weekend

DECATUR, Ga—This weekend DeKalb County is continuing its efforts to “Stop the Spread” of COVID-19 with several community-based initiatives designed to mitigate the health and economic impacts of the…