Press Releases

The DeKalb County Human Services Department Office of Youth Services is currently accepting applications for the 2022-2023 DeKalb County Youth Commission.  The Youth Commission is a leadership program for DeKalb County students in grades 10-12. Program participants learn the roles of county government, take part in civic and community activities, and serve as a voice for DeKalb youth regarding current issues.

Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson is proud to announce that her office has been selected to host Ruth Abunaw Arrengang, a Fellow from Cameroon in the Professional Development Experience (PDE) component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders from July 21 to Aug. 17, 2022, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

On Friday, Commissioner Davis Johnson extended her acknowledgments of the 109th birthday celebration of DeKalb County’s oldest citizen, Ms. Relda Beatrice Bennett Mackins, who was born on August 7, 1913. Ms. Mackins will be honored by her Pastor, Rev. Vandy Simmons and her church, Antioch AME Church, 765 South Hairston Road, Stone Mountain, Georgia 30088 during the Sunday morning worship experience at 10 a.m.

Sylvan Ramble Road NE, between Cravey Drive NE and Hawthorne Drive NE, will be closed to through-traffic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Monday, August 8 to Friday, August 12, to facilitate the installation of a storm drain at 2928 Sylvan Ramble Road NE, Atlanta 30345.

Greenwillow Drive NE, between Greenbrook Way NE and Randolph Road NE, will be closed to through-traffic 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Monday, August 8 to Friday, August 12, to facilitate the installation of a storm drain at 2845 Greenwillow Drive NE, Atlanta 30345.