Press Releases

Operation Clean Sweep Beautifies Columbia Drive

 

DECATUR, Ga.— Last week, Operation Clean Sweep removed more than 16 tons of debris embedded along the curb and 73 bags of litter on Columbia Drive between Katie Kerr Road and Santa Monica…

CEO Thurmond Hires Ted Rhinehart and Gwen Keyes Fleming to Oversee Key Departments

DECATUR, Ga.— CEO Michael Thurmond makes two major hires to focus on enhancing and improving the county’s infrastructure.

Ted Rhinehart has been hired as deputy chief operating officer for…

Keep DeKalb Beautiful Turns Blight into Art

DECATUR, Ga.— Keep DeKalb Beautiful is working with communities to convert blight into art with its Barriers to Beauty program. The program installs cheerfully painted concrete barriers to prevent…

Non-Commercial Vehicle Washing Prohibited Under Level 2 Drought

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management is reminding businesses and residents that the county is still under a Level 2 drought status. One of the state-mandated water…

DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department Recruiting: Hiring qualified candidates for upcoming academy

TUCKER, Ga. - The DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department is actively seeking qualified applicants for the position of fire recruit and firefighter.

Applications are currently being accepted through…

DeKalb County Ethics Board Regular Meeting April 20

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct a regular board meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at 4 p.m., at Emory Center for Ethics, Room 162, 1531 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, GA…

DeKalb Issues Backflow Compliance Notifications

DECATUR, Ga. – To protect the drinking water supply and ensure continued compliance with state and federal regulations, the DeKalb Department of Watershed Management (DWM) is issuing backflow…

GDOT Reopens Two Lanes of I-20 Westbound in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga.— Georgia Department of Transportation has reopened the two right lanes of  Interstate 20 Westbound, between Candler and Gresham roads, nearly five hours after the road buckled.…

Detour Routes Announced to Avoid Damaged Section of I-20 Westbound in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga.— Georgia Department of Transportation has announced detour routes after the closure of Interstate I-20 Westbound, between Candler and Gresham roads, due to buckling in the road.

I-285…

Traffic Being Diverted from Section of I-20 Westbound in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga.— Interstate I-20 Westbound, between Candler and Gresham roads, has been shut down due to buckling in the road.

At this time, there is no estimated time when the section will be reopened…