Press Releases

East Ponce de Leon Lane Closure to Begin Jan. 3

DECATUR, Ga. – Beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 3, portions of East Ponce de Leon Avenue, between Interstate 285 and Market Street, will be closed intermittently from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., to accommodate…

DeKalb Announces New Year’s Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of New Year’s Day on Monday, Jan. 1, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised collection…

DeKalb Awards Grants to 46 Local Nonprofits

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners recently approved a request from the Human Services Department to award $767,800 in funds to 46 local nonprofit organizations. Resources for…

DeKalb to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of MLK Jr.’s Death

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County will present its annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration program, “50 Forward: Together We Win with Love for Humanity,” Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. in the…

DeKalb Public Library Board of Trustees to Meet January 9

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. at the Library Administrative Center, 3560 Kensington Road, Decatur…

Free Christmas Tree Collection for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division announces free Christmas tree curbside collection service for county residents from Dec. 26, 2017, through Jan. 12, 2018.

Trees will be collected…

CEO Thurmond Selects Joseph Lumpkin as New Head of Public Safety for DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond announced the selection of Joseph “Jack” H. Lumpkin to be the new deputy chief operating officer of public safety for DeKalb County, effective Jan.…

DeKalb Meets Important Consent Decree Deadline

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced today that the county has met an important consent decree deadline. Beginning immediately, all new sewer connections will be certified by a…

Free Christmas Tree Collection for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division announces free Christmas tree curbside collection service for county residents from Dec. 26, 2017, through Jan. 12, 2018.

Trees will be collected…

DeKalb Announces Christmas Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Christmas Day on Monday, Dec. 25, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised collection…