Press Releases

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) has concluded initial unofficial and incomplete tabulations of the Nov. 8 General Election including absentee, advance in-person and Election Day voting. Due to Friday’s federal holiday, Veteran’s Day, Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) ballots must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14. Provisional ballots will also be factored into the final certified results.

Council Bluff Drive NE, between Pine Forest Drive NE and Black Fox Drive NE, will be closed to through-traffic from 7 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 10 to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11, to facilitate TV LLC filming. Road closure and detour signs will be placed in the area during the road closure period advising motorists of construction work in the area and of local traffic restrictions.

Council Bluff Drive NE, between Pine Forest Drive NE and Black Fox Drive NE, will be closed to through-traffic from 7 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 10 to 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11, to facilitate TV LLC filming. Road closure and detour signs will be placed in the area during the road closure period advising motorists of construction work in the area and of local traffic restrictions.

DeKalb County Board of Ethics has cancelled its regularly scheduled meeting of November 16, 2022, at 6 p.m.

On Nov. 1, CEO Michael Thurmond’s proposal for one-time $1,500 retention bonuses for non-sworn frontline employees and $1,000 retention bonuses for regular non-sworn employees was unanimously approved by the Employee Relations & Public Safety Committee (ERPS). The proposal is scheduled to go to the full Board of Commissioners for a vote on Tuesday, Nov. 8.