Press Releases

Focus Group Supports Dementia-Friendly Communities

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Human Services Department, in partnership with the Dementia Spotlight Foundation, will host a dementia-friendly focus group on April 24, at the Lou Walker Senior…

DeKalb Cooperative Extension Announces 'Square Foot Gardening' Class

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will host "Square Foot Gardening” as part of the 2019 Gardening in Georgia Series. The class will be held on April 11, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,…

DeKalb Cooperative Extension Announces “Hanging Baskets and Container Gardens” Workshop

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will host "Hanging Baskets and Container Gardens” as part of the 2019 Gardening in Georgia Series. The class will be held on April 16, from 10 a.m.…

DeKalb Police to Hold News Conference on the Arrest of Hit-and-run Suspect

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb Police will hold a news conference to discuss the arrest of a suspect charged in the hit-and-run accident which injured two children on March 29.

Who:    …

DeKalb New Day Project Begins Replacing 102,000 Water Meters

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb County began installing new water meters as part of the New Day Water Meter Exchange and Upgrade Initiative, a three-year program to replace 102,000 aging and potentially…

DeKalb County Mobile Career Center April Schedule

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

DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to Host Garden Workshop Program

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host a garden workshop program on April 13, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340 McConnell Drive, Decatur, GA…

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to Host Egg Extravaganza

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host its 2nd Annual Egg Extravaganza on April 13, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Exchange Park, 2771 Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA 30034.…

DeKalb CEO’s State of the County Breakfast: Donations Will Benefit Foster children

DECATUR, Ga. – Foster children will be the beneficiaries of donations collected during a community breakfast sponsored by DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond.

A suggested minimum donation of $20 is…

DeKalb Works Kicks Off Summer Youth Employment Program

DECATUR, GA. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and the Board of Commissioners are partnering again with WorkSource DeKalb to launch the 2019 DeKalb Works Summer Youth Employment Program.…