Press Releases

DeKalb Public Safety Staffing Levels Increase

DECATUR, Ga. – At today’s DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole meeting, DeKalb County Public Safety Director Jack Lumpkin announced that staffing levels in police, fire and 911…

Positive Rabies Case Reported in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. — On Aug. 28, 2018 a raccoon was captured in the 2700 block of Idlewild Road, Decatur and later tested positive for rabies.

This year, there have been eleven positive raccoon rabies…

Positive Rabies Case Reported in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. — On Aug. 27, 2018, a raccoon was captured in the 1600 block of Flat Shoals Road and later tested positive for rabies.

This year, there have been 10 positive raccoon rabies incidents in…

WorkSource DeKalb Announces Workforce Wednesday

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb will host its “Workforce Wednesday” event on Wednesday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, 6400 Woodrow Road, Lithonia, GA…

Rescheduled: WorkSource DeKalb Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Orientation

DECATUR, Ga.–The WorkSource DeKalb Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) weekly orientation scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., at New…

Idonia Hunter Receives Keep DeKalb Beautiful’s 2018 Houston Award

LITHONIA, Ga. — Stonecrest resident Idonia Hunter is the 2018 recipient of Keep DeKalb Beautiful’s Houston Award. 

Hunter is the third recipient of the award, named after Cynthia Houston and…

DeKalb to Host Breast Cancer Run/Walk Oct. 20

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County, along with Susan G. Komen and Northlake Mall, will host its third annual DeKalb Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 20.

The route begins and ends at…

Crews Continue to Clear Fallen Tree from Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Road and Drainage crews continue to clear debris from a massive tree that fell early this afternoon across Rockbridge Road near Sheppard Road in Stone Mountain, blocking…

Downed Tree Blocks Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain

DECATUR, Ga. – A massive tree has fallen across Rockbridge Road near Sheppard Road in Stone Mountain, blocking all lanes of traffic.

DeKalb County crews are on the scene working to remove the tree.…

DeKalb County Top Three in Metro Population Growth

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County added 10,600 people in the past year, its largest single-year growth since 2000-2001, in nearly two decades. The surge brings the county’s total population to 744,530,…