Press Releases

Operation Clean Sweep Beautifies Glenwood Road

DECATUR, Ga.— Operation Clean Sweep removed 24.33 tons of debris in DeKalb County on April 22.

Approximately 21.89 tons of debris were removed along a three-mile stretch of Glenwood Road, from…

DeKalb County Mobile Career Center May Schedule

Decatur, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb announces its Mobile Career Center schedule for May. The center will be stationed at locations throughout DeKalb County to help put DeKalb County citizens back to…

Corrected Address: DeKalb Opening Playground at Bouldercrest Park

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs and the Cedar Grove Community Association will hold an official opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for Bouldercrest…

DeKalb Begins Comprehensive Cleaning of Sewer Lines

DECATUR, Ga.— It’s been more than 50 years since DeKalb County cleaned its major sewer lines. To remedy that, DeKalb Department of Watershed Management submitted two contracts totaling $35.4 million…

DeKalb Hosting Mother and Son Fun Night at Trampoline Park

DECATUR, Ga.— DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host a Mother and Son Fun Night on Thursday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. at the Get Air Trampoline Park, 2075 W. Park Place Blvd., Stone…

DeKalb Celebrates Older Americans Month with Events

DECATUR, Ga.— May is National Older Americans Month, and to celebrate, DeKalb County Public Library, Office of Senior Affairs; Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs department; Lou Walker Senior…

DeKalb Opening Playground at Bouldercrest Park

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs and the Cedar Grove Community Association will hold an official opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for Bouldercrest…

Operation Clean Sweep Beautifies Columbia Drive

 

DECATUR, Ga.— Last week, Operation Clean Sweep removed more than 16 tons of debris embedded along the curb and 73 bags of litter on Columbia Drive between Katie Kerr Road and Santa Monica…

CEO Thurmond Hires Ted Rhinehart and Gwen Keyes Fleming to Oversee Key Departments

DECATUR, Ga.— CEO Michael Thurmond makes two major hires to focus on enhancing and improving the county’s infrastructure.

Ted Rhinehart has been hired as deputy chief operating officer for…

Keep DeKalb Beautiful Turns Blight into Art

DECATUR, Ga.— Keep DeKalb Beautiful is working with communities to convert blight into art with its Barriers to Beauty program. The program installs cheerfully painted concrete barriers to prevent…