Press Releases

DeKalb Finalizes Release of 37,000 ‘Held’ Water Bills

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced that the final batch of approximately 37,000 held water bills has been released. The remaining 1,300 held bills were released the week of…

Media Advisory: DeKalb County to Hold Public Transit Study Meetings

WHO:

DeKalb County, in partnership with DeKalb Municipal Association, Atlanta Regional Commission and MARTA.

WHAT:

DeKalb County, in partnership with DeKalb Municipal Association, Atlanta…

DeKalb Hires New Public Works Director

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has selected professional engineer, Richard Lemke as the county’s director of Public Works, effective March 26.  Lemke will oversee the…

Rockbridge Road Water Main Repairs Completed

DECATUR, Ga. – Repairs to the 6-inch water main on Rockbridge Road have been completed.

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews isolated the break and repaired 5 feet of pipe. Traffic…

SPLOST Business Update Added to DeKalb State of the County

DECATUR, Ga. – A SPLOST business update has been added to the programming for DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond’s March 28, State of the County address. The free interactive discussion between…

DeKalb Recognizes Watershed Department for Outstanding Service

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and Board of Commissioners recognized the Department of Watershed Management (DWM) on March 13 for quickly repairing a water main break in Doraville…

DeKalb to Host Spring Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Event

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will host a household hazardous waste recycling event Saturday, March 17, from 8 a.m. – noon, at the Sanitation Division’s Central Transfer…

Water Main Break Affecting Traffic on Rockbridge Road

DECATUR, Ga.— Some customers are without service due to a 6-inch water main break on Rockbridge Road.

Traffic will be interrupted due to the break, located at 5802 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain.…

Free Emergency Response Training Available for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency is hosting two free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training Workshops.

The first nine-week workshop begins on April 3 and will be…

Parks Citizen Advisory Board to Meet March 27

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, at 6 p.m., at the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Headquarters, 1950 West Exchange Place, Tucker…