Press Releases

Grady Announces New Flu Treatment Initiatives

DECATUR, Ga. – Grady Memorial Hospital has added a new mobile emergency department unit to help treat flu patients. Like other hospitals across the region and nation, Grady is experiencing high…

Lou Walker Senior Center Celebrates Black History Month

LITHONIA, Ga. – Throughout February, the members of Lou Walker Senior Center (LWSC) are celebrating Black History Month with events open to the public. The center is located at 2538 Panola Road in…

DeKalb County Mobile Career Center February Schedule

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

DeKalb to Host Meet and Greet with New Public Safety Leader on Feb. 3

DECATUR, Ga. – The public is invited to meet DeKalb County’s new deputy chief operating officer of public safety, Joseph “Jack” H. Lumpkin, on Feb. 3, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Maloof Auditorium…

North Parkwood Road Closure to Begin Jan. 29

DECATUR, Ga. – Beginning on Monday, Jan. 29, North Parkwood Road, between Coventry Road and Scott Boulevard, will be closed to through-traffic beginning at 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 29, through 9 p.m.,…

DeKalb Celebrates Calendar Contest Winners

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and the Board of Commissioners honored 12 elementary school students for submitting works of art that highlighted water conservation and the…

DeKalb Parks to Host Father-Daughter Dance Feb. 8

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host its third annual Father-Daughter Dance at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta,…

DeKalb Unveils New Michelle Obama Walking Trail

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs officially unveiled the Michelle Obama Trail. Located near the Georgia State University- Perimeter College Campus…

National Compost Conference to Visit DeKalb on Jan. 25

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will host a demonstration day during the US Composting Council meeting in Atlanta. The event will feature equipment demonstrations such as…

DeKalb Honors Heroic Firefighters with Proclamation

DECATUR, Ga. — Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and the Board of Commissioners proclaimed Jan. 23 as “DeKalb County Fire Rescue Day.” Firefighters of DeKalb County Fire Rescue were…