Press Releases

DeKalb County to Open Cooling Centers During Heat Advisory Friday - Sunday

DeKalb County is making recreation centers and libraries throughout the county available as cooling centers Friday, Saturday and Sunday due to a heat advisory.

As defined by the National Weather…

DeKalb Announces Independence Day Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

Due to the county’s observance of Independence Day on Tuesday, July 4, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised schedule as…

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections Announces Board Members

Chair Dele Lowman transitions from board position; leadership roles to be voted on during July meeting

 

Beginning July 1, DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) will welcome a…

DeKalb Drinking Water Quality Report Released

County surpasses federal and state standards

 

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has released the 2023 Drinking Water Quality Report, also referred to as a Consumer…

DeKalb District 2 and 6 Commissioners to Host Meeting on Proposed Brookhaven Annexation

Meeting set for 6:30 p.m. June 27 at Central DeKalb Senior Center

 

DeKalb County District 2 and 6 commissioners invite the community to join them to discuss the proposed Brookhaven annexation…

DeKalb to Give Away 5,000 Boxes of Food to Fight High Grocery Prices

DeKalb County Government is partnering with local faith leaders to distribute 5,000 boxes of 99 percent Georgia-grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, and chicken hindquarters on Saturday, June 24.

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Water Outage Planned During Overnight Pipe Replacement

Aging 30-inch-diameter water pipe repair scheduled

 

On June 22, contractors working on behalf of DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management will temporarily interrupt water service to…

DeKalb Crews Onsite to Repair Water Main Break on East Ponce de Leon

1:30 p.m. update

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are working to a repair a 30-inch-diameter water main break on East Ponce de Leon near DeKalb Industrial Way. …

DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees to Meet Monday, June 26

DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 26, 2023.

The meeting will be held at Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Road, Stonecrest, GA…

DeKalb Crews Onsite to Repair Water Main Break on East Ponce de Leon Avenue

8:15 p.m. update

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews are working to a repair a 30-inch-diameter water main break on East Ponce de Leon near DeKalb Industrial Way. 

The break…