Press Releases

DeKalb’s Girls’ Clubhouse to Provide Female Youth with Leadership and Communication Skills

The DeKalb Human Services Department’s Office of Youth Services is accepting applications for Girls’ Clubhouse, a program designed to expose DeKalb County female students to personal, social and…

DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections to Meet on June 8

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 4:30 P.M. This is…

Commissioner Bradshaw Announces the Kickoff of R.I.S.E. UP Programs’ 2023 Summer Cohort of Young Boys of Color

DeKalb County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw announces the launch of the 2023 R.I.S.E. UP Programs’ summer cohort of young boys of color on Saturday, June 3, 2023.  R.I.S.E. UP is a Young Men’s…

DeKalb County Charter Review Commission Notice of June Meetings and Agenda for June 8 Meeting

The DeKalb County Charter Review Commission will be meeting Thursday, June 8, and Thursday, June 22, at 6:00 p.m. to continue to review sections of the County Organizational Act. The meetings will be…

Thompson Mill Water Main Replacement Project Begins June 12

Efforts to improve the watershed system throughout DeKalb County continue on Monday, June 12 with the launch of the Thompson Mill Water Main Replacement Project. Crews will replace 10,760 linear feet…

DeKalb County Police Department to Host Virtual Mental Health Forum

Participants will learn about 988 and DeKalb’s Mobile Crisis Unit

 

The DeKalb County Police Department will host Virtual Mental Health Forum to discuss:


Available free mental health…

DeKalb’s Tenant-Landlord Assistance Program to Stop Accepting New Applications May 31

Due to the limited amount of remaining funds and the large number of pending applications, DeKalb County announced today that it is suspending the acceptance of new applications for financial help…

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw to Host Memorial Drive Community Rebranding Initiative Final Public Meeting

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host the Memorial Drive Community Rebranding Initiative final meeting on Thursday, June 8, at 6 p.m. via Zoom. 

As part of the ongoing Memorial Drive Community…

DeKalb Receives $10.3 Million for Park Improvements

DeKalb County is receiving $10.3 million in grants to be used at six park facilities.

Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp announced preliminary grant awards May 18 for 142 qualified projects statewide that…

DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to Host Father-Daughter Dance

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host its seventh annual Father-Daughter Dance at Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center, 3181 Rainbow…