Press Releases

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 Offers Residents Free Flood Plain Information

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Roads and Drainage Division provides general flood plain information free of charge to county residents. The county participates in the Federal Emergency Management…

DeKalb Approves Public Safety Pay Increase

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a four-percent public safety salary increase proposed by CEO Michael Thurmond.  Valued at $7.1 million, the…

Keep DeKalb Beautiful to Add Pink Ribbons to Adopt-A-Stop Program

DECATUR, Ga. – In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Keep DeKalb Beautiful (KDB) will place a pink ribbon on every sign adopted during the month of October as part of the Adopt-A-Stop (Marta),…

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…

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…