Press Releases

DeKalb Announces Veterans Day Sanitation Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11, the DeKalb County Sanitation Division will be closed. 

Due to the holiday, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings…

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw Keynote Speaker at DeKalb NAACP Chapter’s Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Breakfast

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will deliver the keynote address at the DeKalb NAACP Chapter’s Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Breakfast 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8…

DeKalb Begins Work to Fix ‘Ground Zero’ Sewer Spill Site

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb County demolished a house and began construction to repair sewer pipes near Melanie Court, the site of the most sanitary sewer spills in the county, with 22 reported…

DeKalb to Address ‘Ground Zero’ Sewer Spill Site

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County will demolish a home to begin construction and repairs of sewer pipes located near Melanie Court. Since 2014, the manhole at Melanie Court has experienced 22 repeat…

DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to Host Halloween Events

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host several Halloween events at various recreation centers, Oct. 26 - 31.  Many of the festivals are…

DeKalb Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs to Host Blue Cork Wine Mixer

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host its inaugural Blue Cork Wine Mixer fundraising event on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 4 to 9 p.m. at Sugar Creek…

DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Hires New Noise and Environmental Analyst

DECATUR, Ga. –  DeKalb-Peachtree Airport has hired Korey A.L. Barnes as its noise and environmental analyst.

Barnes has more than eight years of experience at Hartsfield-Jackson International…

DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee Meeting Oct. 25

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee will meet on Oct. 25, 2019, at noon, at the Maloof Building, fifth floor, Board of Commissioners’ conference room, 1300 Commerce Drive,…

DeKalb Offers Residents Free Disposal at Landfill

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will host the Third Annual Landfill Amnesty Day event on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the county-owned Seminole Road Landfill…

DeKalb to Repair One of its Worst Repeat Sewer Spill Sites

DECATUR, GA.—A $3.2 million project will begin later this month to fix one of DeKalb County’s most problematic sewer spill sites.

From January 2014, to present, Hood Circle was the site of 12 sewer…