Press Releases

DeKalb Announces Christmas Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Christmas Day on Monday, Dec. 25, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised collection…

DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee Meeting Dec. 15

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee will meet on Friday, Dec. 15, at noon, at the Maloof Building, fifth floor, Board of Commissioners’ conference room, 1300 Commerce Drive,…

DeKalb Eliminates Deficit Spending, Projects $75 Million Rainy Day Fund

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond fulfilled a promise made in January to usher in a new era of government transparency and financial accountability by proposing a FY2018 budget free of…

DeKalb to Hold Rainbow Drive Park 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 Monday, Dec. 18, at 11 a.m. The meeting…

Location Change: CEO Thurmond to Give Sewer Consent Decree Update, Dec. 19

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will detail progress made toward fulfilling the sewer consent decree on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 6:30 p.m., at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library, 5234 Lavista…

Libraries, Sanitation, Parks and Recreation Announce Revised Saturday Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County residents are encouraged to use caution on roads today as spotty slippery conditions remain.

DeKalb County parks and recreation facilities and senior centers will be…

DeKalb County Facilities’ Saturday Schedule Announced

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County residents are encouraged to shelter in place as temperatures are expected to drop overnight, causing slippery road conditions through Saturday morning.

DeKalb County…

DeKalb Opens Warming Centers

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County announces the DeKalb Emergency Management Agency has three warming centers available for citizens to use today during as temperatures drop.

The following locations…

DeKalb County Shares Tips for Severe Winter Weather

DECATUR, Ga. – With temperatures forecast below freezing through the weekend, county officials have shared the following tips for winter weather:

·       Exercise…

DeKalb Government Offices, Facilities to Close Early

DECATUR, Ga. – Due to the potential for inclement winter weather in metro Atlanta, DeKalb County offices, libraries, senior centers and recreation centers will close at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8.

All…