Press Releases

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…

Lou Walker Senior Center Hosts Kwanzaa Program

DECATUR, Ga. – The Lou Walker Senior Center African-American History Class invites the community to join its Kwanzaa celebration on Thursday, Dec. 28, at 2:30 p.m., located at 2538 Panola Road in…

Free Emergency Response Training Available for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is hosting two free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training classes.

The first nine-week class begins on Thursday, Jan. 4,…

CEO Thurmond to Give Sewer Consent Decree Update, Dec. 19

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will detail progress made toward fulfilling the sewer consent decree on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 6:30 p.m., at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library, 5234 Lavista…