Press Releases

DeKalb Drinking Water Quality Report Released

DECATUR. Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has released the 2019 Drinking Water Quality Report, also referred to as a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). DWM continues to…

DeKalb Announces Independence Day Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

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

Due to the holiday, garbage,…

CEO Thurmond: $131 Million in Property Tax Relief for DeKalb Taxpayers

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has presented his proposed fiscal year 2019 midyear budget to the DeKalb Board of Commissioners. The proposal includes a balanced budget, millage…

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension Kicks Off Fifth Season of Fresh on DeK, Mobile Farmers Market

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Extension has launched the fifth season of Fresh on DeK, DeKalb County’s Mobile Farmers Market, which travels throughout the county offering nutrition education and fresh…

Seville Drive Road Closure June 24

DECATUR, Ga. – Seville Drive, from Verdi Way to Artesia Drive, will be closed to through-traffic on Monday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to remove a large tree. Residents living in the…

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension Announces Irrigation Workshop

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will host an Irrigation Workshop on July 11, from 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the greenhouse complex at Brook Run Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Road,…

Rainbow Park Groundbreaking set for July 1

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony for an amphitheater, walking trails, gardens and open meadows at…

Denise Drive Road Closed through July 26

DECATUR, Ga. – Denise Drive, between Glenhaven Drive and Denise Court, is closed to through-traffic through Friday, July 26, at 9 p.m., to complete infrastructure repairs. Residents living in the…

DeKalb County Begins Memorial Drive Revitalization Corridor Plan

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County will host four open houses about the future of the Memorial Drive corridor.

The first open house is scheduled for Tuesday, June 25, 2019, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the DeKalb…

Rainbow Park Groundbreaking set for July 1

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony for an amphitheater, walking trails, gardens and open meadows at…