Press Releases

Commissioner Bradshaw Secures Support for a Senior Center

DECATUR—A brand new $7.8 million state-of-the-art senior center in Districts 4 and 7 is a step closer to reality, after a 5-2 vote on Nov. 13 by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners.

“This will…

DeKalb County Youth Services Arts Showcase

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Human Services Department’s Office of Youth Services will host a “Sights N’ Sounds” Arts Showcase on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m., at the Porter Sanford III Performing…

DeKalb Partners with School District to Reduce Spills

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has partnered with the DeKalb County School District to reduce sewer spills. The county worked with the school district to…

DeKalb Thanksgiving Sanitation Schedule Announced

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 22, sanitation collection service for residential customers will be based on a revised collection schedule as follows:

Monday, Nov…

WorkSource DeKalb Youth Program Provides Job Readiness Training

DECATUR, Ga. – Fifteen participants recently graduated from WorkSource DeKalb Youth Program’s inaugural job readiness and life skills training class on Nov. 2.

The three-week program provided formal…

DeKalb to Host Final Recycling Roll Cart Exchange Event

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will host its final recycling roll cart exchange event Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the North DeKalb Mall, 2050 Lawrenceville…

DeKalb Offers Free Bulky Item Curbside Collection

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will offer free residential bulky item curbside collection every Friday and Saturday from Nov. 30, 2018, through Dec. 22, 2018, as part of the…

DeKalb Fall Break Mini Camp Starts Nov. 19

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will offer a fall break mini day camp on Nov. 19 – 21 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cost of camp is $10 a day for children ages 5-12.…

Postponed DeKalb, MARTA to Announce Transit Improvements

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) General Manager/CEO Jeffrey Parker will announce countywide transit improvements.…

Extended Hours for Provisional Voters

DECATUR, Ga.–The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections announced the office will remain open until 8 p.m. today to accommodate provisional voters who need to provide citizenship or ID…