Press Releases

March 31 Sanitation Update: All Services Functional

All DeKalb County Sanitation services are available on March 31, including the administration building, call center, special collections teams, transfer stations and commercial collection lots.…

I-85 Ramp Closures

UPDATE, March 31, 11 a.m.: All ramps now open.

DECATUR, Ga.--Georgia Department of Transportation has indefinitely closed the following ramps on I-85 South due to the collapse of a section of…

POSTPONED: DeKalb Code Enforcement Officers to Target Moreland Avenue

This event has been postponed due to the road section collapse on I-85. The new date will be announced later.

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Code Enforcement Division will conduct a comprehensive…

Non-essential DeKalb County government personnel are not required to report to work Friday, March 31: Part of I-85 in DeKalb Closed Due to Road Collapse

DECATUR, Ga.— Non-essential DeKalb County government personnel are not required to report to work Friday, March 31, due to the collapse of a section of I-85.

The collapse occurred after a major fire…

Code Enforcement Division Temporarily Relocates

DECATUR, Ga.—Due to plumbing issues that will require extensive repairs, the Code Enforcement Division has temporarily relocated from its office at 1807 Candler Road, Decatur.

Administrative staff…

DeKalb Works Kicks Off Summer Youth Employment Program

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and WorkSource DeKalb have partnered to launch “DeKalb Works,” a summer internship program that pairs more than 300 DeKalb residents ages 14 to 24…

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 Friday, March 31, after a news conference at 10 a.m.

The sweep will be…

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…

Commissioner Larry Johnson to Host Opioid Symposium

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson, in partnership with Aetna, National Association of Counties, Fulton DeKalb Hospital Authority and Morehouse School of Medicine, will host an…

CEO Thurmond Kicks Off “DeKalb Works”

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and other county officials will launch “DeKalb Works,” an initiative to address youth unemployment, Wednesday, March 29, at 9:30 a.m., at Maloof…