Press Releases

New Vendors Providing Services for DeKalb Seniors

DECATUR, Ga.–DeKalb County has implemented a plan to continue senior services after a longtime provider, Senior Connections Inc., closes its doors on June 30.

For more than 10 years, Senior…

North Goddard Road Detour Extended to Aug. 31

DECATUR, Ga. – North Goddard Road, between Rockland and Klondike Roads, will remain closed intermittently to through-traffic until Friday, Aug. 31. The county is replacing a sewer main and traffic…

Summer Intern Editorial- Generation Z’s Superpower: Voting

Generation Z, those born between 1996 and 2010, now hold a power so great, they can change the future if they chose to harness it.  

 I experienced this power on May 22, 2018, when Georgia…

Rescheduled: WorkSource DeKalb Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Orientation

DECATUR, Ga.  – WorkSource DeKalb’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) weekly orientation scheduled for Thursday, July 19, will be held Wednesday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,…

DeKalb Drinking Water Quality Report Released

DECATUR. Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has released the 2018 Drinking Water Quality Report, also referred to as a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). DWM continues to…

Chamblee Water Main Break Repairs Underway

DECATUR, Ga.— Some customers are without service due to a 6-inch water main break near the 1800 block of Georgian Terrace Road.

Water service is off for approximately 28 customers on Georgian…

Free Emergency Response Training Available for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency is hosting two free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Workshops.
The first nine-week workshop begins on July 10 and will be…

DeKalb CEO Nominates Rita Scott to MARTA Board

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has nominated Rita Scott to the MARTA board of directors.

“Rita Scott will advocate for needed transit expansion and improvements throughout DeKalb…

Stone Mountain Water Main Break Repairs Ongoing

DECATUR, Ga .— Some customers are without service due to a 8-inch water main break near the 2000 block of Silver Hill Road.

DeKalb County crews are onsite and are working to isolate the break.…

DeKalb Announces Independence Day Holiday Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Independence Day on Wednesday, July 4, the DeKalb County Sanitation Division’s administrative and field operations will be closed. 

Due to the holiday, garbage,…