Press Releases

CEO Thurmond to Give Water Billing Update

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond will give an update on progress made toward addressing the water billing crisis on Tuesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m.

CEO Thurmond will discuss the most recent…

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond adds Evening State of the County Address

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond will deliver an evening State of the County Address to citizens and community stakeholders Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m., at the Porter Sanford III Performing…

New Marshal Appointed for DeKalb County State Court

DECATUR, Ga.— DeKalb County State Court announced the appointment of Richard I. Berkowitz to marshal of the DeKalb County State Court, effective April 1, following the retirement of Marshal R. S.…

CEO Statement on the Impact of Weather and Bridge Collapse

DECATUR, Ga.— “The almost simultaneous impacts of the collapse of an I-85 bridge and severe weather, and to accommodate employees with school-age children due to the closing of DeKalb County public…

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…