Press Releases

DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department Recruiting: Hiring qualified candidates for upcoming academy

TUCKER, Ga. - The DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department is actively seeking qualified applicants for the position of fire recruit and firefighter.

Applications are currently being accepted through…

DeKalb County Mobile Career Center April Schedule

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

Heavy Traffic Anticipated Next Week in DeKalb: Motorists advised to allow extra time for travel or use transit

DECATUR, Ga. – Heavy traffic is anticipated in DeKalb County next week due to the Interstate 85 bridge collapse and the end of Spring Break for DeKalb County School District.

Georgia Department of…

DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections Announces Advance Voting Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections has approved a satellite advance voting location for the Congressional District 6 special election at the Dunwoody Library Monday, April…

DeKalb Code Enforcement Officers to Target Moreland Avenue

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Code Enforcement Division will conduct a comprehensive sweep of the Moreland Avenue area on Wednesday, April 12, after a news conference at 11 a.m.

The sweep will be…

Panel to Address “State of America and the Future of our Youth and Senior Citizens”: Featured Speaker: Rev. Al Sharpton of National Action Network

DECATUR, Ga.— DeKalb County Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson is hosting a panel discussion, featuring Rev. Al Sharpton, on “The State of America and the Future of Our Youth and Senior Citizens.”…

Operation Clean Sweep Tops 100 Tons of Debris Removed: Community urged to participate in cleanup

DECATUR, Ga.— During the past four Saturdays, Operation Clean Sweep crews have cleared more than 110 tons of debris from major DeKalb County roadways.

“Many of DeKalb’s departments work hard day-to-…

CEO Thurmond Postpones Water Billing Update: Update rescheduled for April 11

DECATUR, Ga.—Due to inclement weather, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond has postponed tonight’s water billing update until Tuesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting, during which CEO Thurmond will give…

DeKalb County Set to Release 8,000 Water Bills

DECATUR, Ga.— Today, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond announced that approximately 8,000 DeKalb water and sewer customers, who have had their bills held because of unverified billing data, will begin to…

Tonight DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond to Deliver Evening State of the County Address

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond will deliver an evening State of the County Address to citizens and community stakeholders tonight, Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m., at the Porter Sanford III…