Press Releases

Briarlake Forest Park Ribbon Cutting Set for March 9

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs and District 2 Commissioner Jeff Rader will hold an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate improvements at…

Mellville Avenue Closure Alert for March 7- 8

DECATUR, Ga. – Mellville Avenue, between Bonner Street and Candler Road, will be closed to through-traffic beginning at 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, through 9 p.m., Thursday, March 8, to install a…

Animal Services Advisory Board Public Meeting March 20

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Animal Services Advisory Board will conduct a public board meeting on Tuesday, March 20, from 6 – 9 p.m., at the Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA…

DeKalb to Host FOG Permitting Program Workshop

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host a Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Permitting Program Workshop on Monday, March 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Department of…

Tucker’s Main Street to Close for Repairs on March 5

DECATUR, Ga. – Main Street, in Tucker, between Lawrenceville Highway and Railroad Avenue will be closed to through-traffic from Monday, March 5, through Thursday, March 8, for street repairs.

Road…

Positive Rabies Case Reported in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. — On Feb. 23, a raccoon was captured in the 3200 block of Covington Highway and later tested positive for rabies.

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

Watershed to Host Backflow Prevention Workshop

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host a Backflow Prevention Program Workshop on Wednesday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Department of Watershed…

DeKalb County Adopts Fiscal Year 2018 Budget

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners adopted CEO Michael Thurmond’s proposed $1.2 billion budget for 2018 that ends deficit spending and creates a $75 million rainy day fund…

DeKalb Collects 7,000 Rolls of Toilet Paper

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County employees, students and residents teamed up with a local teenager in her mission to collect toilet paper for the homeless.

Approximately 7,000 rolls of toilet paper were…

North Goddard Road Detour Begins Today

DECATUR, Ga. – North Goddard Road between Rockland Road and Klondike Road, will be closed intermittently to through-traffic beginning Monday, February 26, through Monday, July 2, to facilitate the…