Press Releases

DeKalb Announces Thanksgiving Sanitation Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 28, sanitation collection service for residential customers will be based on the following revised collection schedule:

Monday, Nov…

DeKalb Recommends Emergency Ambulance Service Provider

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Board of Commissioners received a recommendation on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, to enter into a five-year contract with American Medical Response, an emergency ambulance…

DeKalb County to Host ‘A Taste of Memorial Drive’ on Saturday

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County will host “A Taste of Memorial Drive” on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s conference center, 495 N. Indian Creek Dr.,…

DeKalb Commissioners Approve Equal Justice Initiative Historical Markers

DECATUR, Ga.—The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the resolution sponsored by Commissioner Larry Johnson to erect two Equal Justice Initiative historical markers to contextualize lynchings…

DeKalb Improving Storm Water Management with $2 Million Pond Maintenance Program

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has launched a program to enhance maintenance of the county’s 950 stormwater drainage ponds. Over the next year, contractors will leverage $2 million…

Parks Citizens Advisory Board to Meet Nov. 19

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m. at the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Headquarters, 1950 West Exchange Place, Tucker,…

DeKalb County Reopens Warming Centers

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County will reopen two warming centers for citizens to use overnight as temperatures are expected to be below freezing. The following stations will open from Wednesday, Nov. 13…

DeKalb County Opens Warming Centers

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County will open two warming centers for citizens to use overnight as temperatures are expected to be below freezing. The following stations will open Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m…

Comanche Drive Water Main Repairs Completed

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews have completed repairs on a 6-inch water main on Comanche Drive.

Extensive repairs included installing and reconnecting new pipe…

Water Main Repairs Underway on Comanche Drive

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews are in the process of making repairs on a 6-inch water main on Comanche Drive.

More extensive repairs are required to…