Press Releases

DeKalb Youth Commission Accepting Applications

DECATUR, Ga. – The Office of Youth Services is currently accepting applicants for the 2019 DeKalb County Youth Commission. 

The Youth Commission is a leadership program that provides youth with…

DeKalb’s Public Safety Director to Serve as Interim Police Chief

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced the selection of Joseph “Jack” H. Lumpkin as the county’s interim police chief. Lumpkin currently serves as DeKalb’s deputy chief…

DeKalb Fire Rescue to Install 300 Smoke Alarms

DECATUR, GA. − In partnership with the American Red Cross, the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department is hosting Sound the Alarm, a public service event to install free smoke alarms. During the event,…

DeKalb Celebrates Older Americans Month

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Human Services Department will kick off Older Americans Month with the opening ceremony of the 33rd Annual DeKalb County Senior Olympic Games on Wednesday, May 1,…

Water Main Break Repaired

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb Watershed crews have repaired a break on a large water main off Winters Chapel Road near Doraville.

The break was discovered around 2 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, after a…

Water Main Break to be Repaired Later Today

DECATUR, Ga.— DeKalb Watershed crews are preparing a break on large water main off of Winters Chapel Road near Doraville.

This morning, a contractor damaged a valve on a 48-inch transmission main at…

Water Main Break Causing Reduced Pressure, Brown Water

DECATUR, Ga.—A large water main break off of Winters Chapel Road near Doraville is causing reduced water pressure in the area.

A contractor damaged a valve on a 48-inch transmission main at the…

Watershed to Host Community Open House April 25

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host a community open house on Thursday, April 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Briarwood Recreation Center in Brookhaven…

DeKalb Adds Rapid Response Vehicles to Fire Rescue Fleet

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department has deployed two rapid response vehicles to respond to emergency medical and fire suppression calls. The units were added after a successful…

Keep DeKalb Beautiful to Host Rain Barrel Workshop

DeKalb County, GA. – Keep DeKalb Beautiful will host a rain barrel workshop at the Mohammed Schools of Atlanta, 735 Fayetteville Rd SE, Atlanta, GA on Saturday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to noon.

The…