Press Releases

Keep DeKalb Beautiful Hosting Rain Barrel Workshop

DECATUR, Ga. – Keep DeKalb Beautiful will host a rain barrel workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m., located at Brook Run Park, 4770 North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody. Participants will learn how to…

DeKalb to Host Free Household Hazardous Waste Event

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will host a biannual household hazardous waste recycling event Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, from

8 a.m. – noon, at the Sanitation Division’s Central…

Park Groups to Meet Oct. 11

DECATUR, Ga. – The joint regular meeting of the DeKalb Parks Bond Citizen Advisory Committee and the Initiative for a Green DeKalb Advisory Council is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 5:30 p.m.,…

DeKalb Fall Break Mini Camp starts Oct. 5

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will offer a fall break mini day camp on Oct. 5, 6 and 9 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cost of camp is $10 a day for children ages 5-12…

Positive Rabies Case Reported in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. — On Sept. 25, a raccoon was captured in the 1700 block of

Beverly Woods Court, and later tested positive for rabies.

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

Burton Drive Road Closure Oct. 4

DECATUR, Ga. – Burton Drive NE, from Biltmore Drive NE to Stephens Drive NE, will be closed to through-traffic on Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., to remove a dead oak tree at 1058 Burton…

CEO Thurmond Statement on Storm Loss

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond issued the following statement following the loss of life and property in Caribbean communities that many in DeKalb call home:

“We are saddened by…

Youth Basketball and Cheerleading Registration Open

 

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs youth basketball and cheerleading program registration is open until Oct. 31.

County youth ages 5 to 18 are invited to…

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 Friday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Department…

Watershed to Host Backflow Protection Workshop

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host a Backflow Protection Program Workshop on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Department of Watershed…