Press Releases

DeKalb to Host Breast Cancer Run/Walk Oct. 21

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County, along with Susan G. Komen and Northlake Mall, will host its second annual DeKalb Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 21.

The route begins and ends at…

DeKalb County Mobile Career Unit Resumes Service

DECATUR, Ga. – After completing unscheduled repairs, WorkSource DeKalb’s mobile unit will resume service Monday, Aug. 28.

The mobile unit brings job assistance to residents of DeKalb by conveniently…

DeKalb Hosting SPLOST Information Meeting

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Board of Commissioners will host an informational Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) meeting on Thursday, Aug. 31, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at Maloof…

Crews Working To Contain Sewer Spill in Lithonia Area

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County workers and emergency contractor crews currently are working to contain a major sewer spill at Snapfinger Creek in the unincorporated Lithonia area.

The spill, near…

Free Emergency Response Training Available for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is hosting two free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training classes.

The first nine-week class begins on Sept. 5 and will be…

Mobile Career Unit Out of Service for Repair

DECATUR, Ga. – The WorkSource DeKalb Mobile Career Unit is out of service for repair. The mobile unit is anticipated to resume service on Aug. 24.

The mobile unit brings job assistance to residents…

Community Meeting Planned for Clarkston Water Main Relocation Project

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host an informational community meeting to discuss impending construction activities and traffic impacts related to the…

Nancy Creek Sewer Spill Contained

DECATUR, Ga. — A major sewer spill near Mill Creek Road in the Nancy Creek Basin in Brookhaven has been contained. County inspectors discovered that a 10-inch diameter pipe compromised by soil…

DeKalb Reports Major Sewer Spill in Nancy Creek Tributary

DECATUR, Ga.—A major sewer spill was reported Aug. 17 by DeKalb County to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

The spill occurred in a tributary…

DeKalb Launches Entrepreneurial Training Program

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County is launching a new micro-enterprise training program to help provide aspiring entrepreneurs in the county access to training, coaching and support services designed to…