Press Releases

Summer Camp Parents Orientation Scheduled May 31

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is inviting parents to learn more about summer day camp programs during an orientation on Thursday, May 31, at 6:30 p.m. Summer day…

DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee Meeting May 25

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee will meet on May 25, at noon, in the Maloof Building, fifth floor, Board of Commissioners’ conference room, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA…

Parks Citizen Advisory Board to Meet May 22

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 22, at 6 p.m., at the Sugar Creek Golf and Tennis Center, 2706 Bouldercrest Road, Atlanta, GA…

DeKalb Memorial Day Residential Sanitation Schedule Announced

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 28, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will run one day late through Friday.

The…

DeKalb Works Summer Youth Employment Program Still has Openings

DECATUR, Ga. – The 2018 DeKalb Works Summer Youth Employment Program still has 150 openings for out-of-school youth.

WorkSource DeKalb is having difficulty finding eligible candidates for these…

DeKalb County Ethics Board Regular Meeting, May 17

DECATUR, Ga.  – The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct its regular board meeting on Thursday, May 17, at 3 p.m. at the Central DeKalb Senior Center, 2nd floor Meeting Room, 1346…

Mount Olive Drive Road Closure on May 10

DECATUR, Ga. – Mount Olive Drive, from Harcourt Drive to Mistletoe Road, will be closed to through-traffic on Thursday, May 10, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., to remove large trees at 2955 Mount Olive Drive…

Fresh on DeK Mobile Farmers Market Kicks Off May 19

DECATUR, Ga. –  University of Georgia’s Cooperative Extension will launch the fourth season of Fresh on DeK, DeKalb County’s Mobile Farmers Market on Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at…

Lavista Road Reopened After Water Main Repairs

DECATUR, Ga. – All travel lanes on Lavista Road near Henderson Road in Tucker have been reopened. This week, DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management located and repaired a broken 16-inch…

DeKalb Offers Residents Free Disposal at Landfill

DECATUR, Ga. –The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will host the “2nd Annual Landfill Amnesty Day” event on Saturday, May 19, 2018, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the county-owned Seminole Road Landfill,…