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Dekalb County

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…

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DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond to Deliver Two State of the County Addresses

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will give his outlook for 2018 during two State of the County addresses this month.

Business leaders and other community partners are invited to a…

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DeKalb Launches STEM Internship Program

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) launched an internship program at DeKalb Academy of Technology and Environment (DATE) Middle and Charter Schools Inc. The pilot…

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Positive Rabies Case Reported in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. — On March 3, a raccoon was captured in the 3900 block of Garfield Drive and later tested positive for rabies.

Rabies is a disease that affects the brain. It’s usually passed from…

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DeKalb Works Kicks Off Summer Youth Employment Program

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and the Board of Commissioners are partnering again with WorkSource DeKalb to launch the 2018 DeKalb Works Summer Youth Employment Program.…

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“Camp Superstars” DeKalb Summer Camp Registration Now Open

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs has opened registration for “Camp Superstars” summer camp program at all recreation centers.

Camp Superstars, a…

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Countywide Boil Water Advisory Lifted

DECATUR, Ga. – The countywide boil water advisory, which began Wednesday morning, has been cancelled after the Georgia Environmental Protection Division reviewed a series of microbiological test…

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RESCISSION OF BOIL WATER ADVISORY

TO:                  Residents DeKalb County

FROM:          …

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DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to hold Spring Break Mini Camp

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a Spring Break Mini Camp April 2 through April 6, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

The cost of camp is $10 for a day of…

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Registration Reopens for DeKalb Returning Citizens Career Readiness Expo

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb and Georgia Piedmont Technical College are partnering to host the annual Returning Citizens Career Readiness Expo on Thursday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at…