Press Releases

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 CEO Thurmond Appoints Two New Directors

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has appointed new directors to lead WorkSource DeKalb and Facilities Management.

Theresa Austin-Gibbons has been appointed to serve as director of…

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond to Deliver State of the County Address

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will deliver an evening State of the County address to the community tonight, Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m., at the Lou Walker Senior Center, 2538…

DeKalb Preserves Historic County Farm

DECATUR, Ga. — On Tuesday, March 13, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and the Board of Commissioners authorized funding to stabilize the historic Lyon Farm.  The property contains a historic…

Deadline Extended to Apply for Record Restriction Ahead of Job Fair and Summit

DECATUR, Ga. — The deadline to apply for record restriction in advance of the DeKalb County job fair and record restriction summit has been extended to March 30. The job fair and summit is in…

DeKalb County to Hold Public Transit Study Meetings

WHO:

DeKalb County, in partnership with DeKalb Municipal Association, Atlanta Regional Commission and MARTA

WHAT:

DeKalb County, in partnership with DeKalb Municipal Association, Atlanta Regional…

DeKalb State of the County SPLOST Business Update Time Changed

DECATUR, Ga. – To accommodate overwhelming demand, the SPLOST business update scheduled before DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond’s State of the County address will now take place at 9:30 a.m.,…

DeKalb State of the County SPLOST Business Update Time Changed

DECATUR, Ga. – To accommodate overwhelming demand, the SPLOST business update scheduled before DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond’s State of the County address will now take place at 9:30 a.m.,…

Thurmond: “No Surprises for DeKalb Water Bill Customers”

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond announced Phase II of the ongoing effort to restore public trust and confidence in the DeKalb’s water billing system. This phase will focus on…

DeKalb Finalizes Release of 37,000 ‘Held’ Water Bills

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced that the final batch of approximately 37,000 held water bills has been released. The remaining 1,300 held bills were released the week of…