Press Releases

DeKalb Receives Lifesaving Opioid Antidote Kits

DECATUR, Ga.—The Aetna Foundation donated $15,000 worth of Narcan kits to DeKalb County at a second annual opioid summit today in Decatur.

The Narcan kits, containing 408 doses, will be distributed…

Midway Road Closure July 27

DECATUR, Ga. – Midway Road, from Columbia Drive to Dorothy Drive, will be closed to through-traffic on Friday, July 27, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., due to filming. Residents living in the neighborhood…

DeKalb Hosts Second National Opioid Summit

DECATUR, Ga. – With the menace of opioids ravaging communities across the country, DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson is hosting the second annual National Opioid Summit at the Porter Sanford…

DeKalb Financial Outlook Improves to ‘Positive’

DECATUR, Ga.—Two major credit agencies—Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings—both have revised DeKalb County’s financial outlook from stable to positive.

Additionally, Moody’s assigned DeKalb…

Parks Citizen Advisory Board to Meet July 24

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 24, at 6 p.m., at the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Headquarters, 1950 West Exchange Place, Tucker…

Youth Volunteers Paint Barriers in Beautification Project

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Berean Christian Church hosted Keep DeKalb Beautiful’s largest Barriers to Beauty program to date as part of the church’s youth conference last week.

Nearly 600 children…

Hairston Park Ribbon Cutting Set for July 21

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate new improvements at Hairston Park on Saturday, July 21, at…

Recreation Parks and Cultural Affairs and Atlanta Hawks Foundation to host back-to-school giveaway

DECATUR, Ga. - DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs and the Atlanta Hawks Foundation will hold a backpack giveaway at N.H. Scott Recreation Center on Saturday, July 28,…

Key Road SE Closure Begins July 23

DECATUR, Ga. – Key Road SE, between Bouldercrest Road and Fayetteville Road, will be closed to through-traffic beginning at midnight, Monday, July 23, through 11:59 p.m., Saturday, June 28, due to…

DeKalb Honored for Digital Excellence in Government

DECATUR, Ga. – During its annual conference, the National Association of Counties and the Center for Digital Government recognized DeKalb County and employees for utilizing technology solutions that…