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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…

DeKalb Parks to Hold Rainbow Drive Park Final Public Meeting

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a public meeting to discuss Rainbow Drive Park improvements on Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. The…

DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee Meeting March 23

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee will meet on March 23, 2018, at noon, at the Maloof Building, fifth floor, Board of Commissioners’ conference room, 1300 Commerce Drive,…

DeKalb Parks Summer Food Program Applications Open until May 11

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is seeking sites to participate in the Summer Food Service Program from June 4 to July 27. The Summer Food Service Program is a U.S…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…