Press Releases

DeKalb Unveils “Penny Power” SPLOST Public Education Campaign

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond unveiled a new public education campaign created to provide transparency, accountability and awareness of the county’s progress on Special Purpose…

Fresh on DeK Annual Season Ends

DECATUR, Ga.–DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will celebrate the end of its successful fourth season of Fresh on DeK, DeKalb County’s Mobile Farmers Market, with a Fall Harvest Festival on…

Animal Services Providing Free Dog Leashes at Fire Stations

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Animal Services and Enforcement is offering free dog leashes to pet owners in an attempt to reduce the number of calls it receives about stray and roaming dogs.

Animal…

Maloof Administration Building Closed Due to Power Outage

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County’s Maloof Administration Building, located at 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Ga., is closed for the rest of the day due to a Georgia Power outage in the area.

The Clark…

Water Main Repair Underway on Holly Bank Circle

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are working to repair a damaged six-inch water main on the 1400 block of Holly Bank Circle in Dunwoody.

Crews have isolated…

DeKalb County’s Solicitor-General Office Announces ‘DeKalb Stars’

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Solicitor-General Donna Coleman-Stribling announces this year’s “DeKalb Stars” participating in the second annual Dancing with the DeKalb Stars, a domestic violence…

Water Main Repair Underway on Holly Bank Circle

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are working to repair a damaged six-inch water main on the 1400 block of Holly Bank Circle in Dunwoody.

Crews have isolated…

Free Emergency Response Training Available for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is hosting two free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training workshops.

The first nine-week workshop begins Sept. 18 and will…

DeKalb County to Recognize 9/11 Anniversary

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Fire Rescue and Police Departments will honor the 9/11 anniversary on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 8:46 a.m. in the courtyard at 1950 West Exchange Place, Tucker.

In case…

Positive Rabies Case Reported in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. — On Sept. 1, 2018, a raccoon was captured in the 1100 block of North Carter Road and later tested positive for rabies.

This year, there have been 12 positive raccoon rabies incidents…