Press Releases

DeKalb Surplus Auction Nets More than $850,000

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County held its annual Surplus Auction Saturday, Oct. 29. The annual sale netted a grand total of $852,993. More than 180 items were sold, which varied from concrete trucks to…

Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs to Hold Canned Food Drive

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County’s Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs will accept donations of nonperishable food items for its annual canned food drive now until Friday, Nov. 18.…

WorkSource DeKalb Announces Mobile Career Center November Schedule

Decatur, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb announces its Mobile Career Center’s November schedule. The unit supports the county’s strategic priority to facilitate jobs and economic development by providing…

Worksource DeKalb Releases November Work Readiness Workshops Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb will offer free work readiness workshops during November in its office building located at 774 Jordan Lane, Bldg. 4, Decatur.
The workshops are designed to empower…

DeKalb County, Partners Work to Help Residents Displaced by Apartment Fire

DECATUR, GA. – DeKalb County officials, along with the American Red Cross and other partners, are working to address the housing needs of 60 to 70 residents displaced by an overnight apartment fire…

Ninth Annual Bowl with Santa

DECATUR, GA. – Join the DeKalb Fraternal Order of Police Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, for the ninth annual Charity Bowling for Santa Cop.
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Federal Funds to Aid Underwater Mortgages

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, announces an initiative to help approximately 150,000 Georgians reduce the principals on their underwater…

DeKalb Issues Backflow Compliance Notifications

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb Department of Watershed Management (DWM) is issuing backflow compliance notifications to commercial and residential water customers to ensure continued compliance with state…

DeKalb Interim CEO, Commissioners Address Water Billing Issues with New Resolution

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution introduced by DeKalb Interim CEO Lee May which empowers the chief financial officer (CFO) with discretion to address…

DeKalb Issues Backflow Compliance Notifications

DeKalb Issues Backflow Compliance Notifications

Testing and reporting ensures the integrity of the water system

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb Department of Watershed Management (DWM) is issuing…