Press Releases

Glendale Drive Road Closure Begins June 18

DECATUR, Ga. – On Monday, June 18, the intersection at Glendale Drive and McAfee Road, will be closed for approximately five days to two-way traffic to facilitate the installation of a new water…

Free Bulky Item Collection Enters Third Week

DECATUR, Ga. – As part of the Operation Spring Clean Sweep 2018 campaign, DeKalb County is offering free residential curbside collection every Friday and Saturday in June. The DeKalb County…

WorkSource DeKalb Announces Workforce Wednesday

DECATUR, Ga. — WorkSource DeKalb will host its “Workforce Wednesday” event on Wednesday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Saint Philip AME Church, 240 Candler Road SE, Atlanta, GA 30317.…

DeKalb County Ethics Board Regular Meeting, June 21

DECATUR, Ga.  – The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct a regular board meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 4 p.m. at the Central DeKalb Senior Center, second floor meeting room, 1346…

DeKalb Announces Proposed Property Tax Increase

DECATUR, Ga. –The DeKalb County Governing Authority today announces its intention to increase 2018 property taxes this year by 24.42 percent over the rollback millage rate.

DeKalb County has seven…

DeKalb Shreds 24 Tons of Paper

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division collected and processed 24.12 tons of paper during the paper shredding event held on Saturday, June 9, at the Sanitation Division’s Central…

CEO Thurmond Presents FY2018 Midyear Budget Amendment

DECATUR, Ga.–Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond presented the FY2018 midyear budget amendment to the Board of Commissioners.

The overall operating budget is $1.2 billion. With the support of…

I-285 Reopens After Joint Public Safety Response

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Office of Public Safety provided onsite emergency response assistance after a tractor trailer hauling livestock overturned on the ramp from Interstate 285 to…

Baby Box Program Addresses Infant Death

Decatur, Ga. - The Office of Youth Services is sponsoring the Baby Box program, designed to work with parents to reduce the infant mortality rate in DeKalb.

The next class is scheduled for…

DeKalb to Partner with Brannon Hill for Community Cleanup

Clarkston, GA- Keep DeKalb Beautiful will partner with residents of Brannon Hill Condominium to host a second Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, June 23, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be…