Press Releases

DeKalb County Warming Centers to Open on Dec. 12, Dec. 13, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open five warming centers for residents on Dec. 12, Dec. 13, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, starting at 8 p.m. each night to use at the following locations…

Applications for DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market Stops Now Open

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension is calling for applications for Fresh on DeK, the DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market, stops for 2024.

The applications will be open from Dec. 11, 2023, to Jan. 26, 2024…

DeKalb Offers Free Christmas Tree Residential Curbside Collection

The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will offer free Christmas tree curbside collection service for county residents from Dec. 26, 2023, until Jan. 5, 2024.

Trees will be collected during residents…

DeKalb Announces Christmas and New Year’s Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

Collection service to run one day late for all customers

 

In observance of Christmas Day on Monday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day on Monday, Jan. 1, sanitation service for residential…

Commissioner Larry Johnson Attends White House Holiday Reception

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson accepted the invitation to attend the White House Holiday Reception at the request of President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden. 

“I am honored to attend…

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, 100 Black Men of DeKalb County and DeKalb County School District to Host 5th Annual Lock-in for Life

Annual event explores life skills, communication, conflict resolution, and fosters positive male interactions through intense workshops spearheaded by male mentors and content experts.

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DeKalb Celebrates the East Central DeKalb Community and Senior Center with a Time Capsule Dedication Ceremony

DeKalb County celebrated the recent opening of the East Central DeKalb Community and Senior Center with a dedication ceremony and placement of a time capsule to mark the occasion on Monday, December…

Commissioner Ted Terry Introduces Resolution Calling for Immediate Permanent Ceasefire between Israel and Palestine

Proposed resolution would join a growing movement of jurisdictions nationwide that recognize the critical need to end this carnage of human lives

 

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Commissioner Ted Terry (…

DeKalb Winter Break Camp to Start Dec. 18

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will offer a Winter Break Camp, Dec. 18 – 22, Dec. 26- 29 and Jan. 2 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cost of the camp is $10 per day for children ages 5…

DeKalb Parks and the Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library Branch to host Stories and S’mores Dec. 15

DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with DeKalb’s Stone Mountain Sue-Kellogg Library Branch will host a Stories and S’mores program on Saturday,…