Press Releases

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. …

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 Human Services Awards Grants to 48 Non-Profits

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners recently voted to approve a request of the Human Services Department to allocate $807,629 in grant awards to 48 non-profit organizations.…

DeKalb Sanitation Administrative Office Closed due to Water Main Break

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division’s administrative office will be closed for the remainder of today due to a water main break. Residential and commercial sanitation collection…

Regional Workforce Plan Updates Available for Review and Comments

As required by the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA), the Local Workforce Development Board in DeKalb County (Workforce Region 5) has prepared updates to the regional workforce plan.…

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 Provides $2 Million Loan to Support Senior Housing

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County provided $2.2 million in funding to support the development of Columbia Senior Residences at Decatur East, an affordable senior housing complex located near the Avondale…

DeKalb County Mobile Career Center November Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb announces its Mobile Career Center schedule for November. The center will be stationed at locations throughout DeKalb County to help put DeKalb County citizens back…

Commissioner Gregory Adams and Stonecrest Councilman Jimmy Clanton to Host 2nd Fall Collaborative Town Hall Meeting

Decatur, GA – Super District 7 Commissioner Gregory Adams and City of Stonecrest District 1 Councilman Jimmy Clanton will host a second Collaborative Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, November 27, 2018,…

Commissioner Gregory Adams and Pinch of Excellence Collaborates on “Bags of Love” Drive Helping DeKalb’s Homeless Citizens

Decatur, GA – Super District 7 Commissioner Gregory Adams is partnering with Pinch of Excellence’s CEO, Michelle Stanton, on “Bags of Love”. Bags of Love is a clothing drive that will provide…