Press Releases

Market Street Lane Closure in Clarkston Extended to Oct. 26

DECATUR, Ga. – Work is expected to continue through Friday, Oct. 26, on a project to replace nearly 200 feet of water pipe in Clarkston.

On Oct. 1, DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management…

DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to Host Fall Festival

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host a Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve…

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw Hosts Fourth Quarterly in the Fourth Community Breakfast Meeting

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County District 4 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host his fourth Quarterly in the Fourth community breakfast meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, at Druid Hills…

DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections Clarifies Absentee Ballot Return Envelope Color

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections will accept yellow or white absentee return envelopes through 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6.

The statewide vendor inadvertently printed…

DeKalb Removes 191 Tons of Debris After Hurricane Michael  

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County crews removed more than 191 tons of debris and reopened 40 roads two days after remnants of Hurricane Michael hit DeKalb.  

DeKalb County sanitation and…

DeKalb Fire Rescue to Install 500 Smoke Alarms

DECATUR, GA. - The DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department and the American Red Cross are collaborating to install approximately 500 smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.  The alarms were donated by…

Commissioner Gregory Adams to Host Fall Arts Festival

Decatur, GA – Super District 7 Commissioner Gregory Adams, in partnership with 25 To Art, The Sauce Creative Agency and Just About Blessing You (JABY) Inc. will host a Fall Arts Festival on Saturday…

DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee Meeting Oct. 26

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee will meet on Oct. 26, at noon, in the Maloof Building, fifth floor, Board of Commissioners’ conference room, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur,…

DeKalb County CEO Proposes Public Safety Pay Increase

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond recommended to the county Board of Commissioners a four-percent public safety salary increase, effective the first pay period in November 2018…

DeKalb Collects 55 Tons of Debris After Hurricane Michael

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County crews removed 55 tons of debris and reopened 40 roads and cleared more than 40 downed trees after remnants of Hurricane Michael hit DeKalb Wednesday night.

DeKalb…