Press Releases

Beginning on Sunday, April 14, a section of DeKalb Industrial Way, between North Arcadia Avenue and East Ponce de Leon Avenue, will be closed 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for up to two weeks to replace damaged water mains as part of the Scott Boulevard Water Main Replacement Project Phase II. Motorists should use North Arcadia Avenue, East Ponce de Leon Avenue and North Decatur Road to navigate around the area.

The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct its regular meeting on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Maloof Auditorium, located at 1300 Commerce Dr., Decatur, GA 30030.

A limited number of tickets (500) have been pre-ordered for Georgia 4-H. NEW THIS YEAR…..To order tickets, please click on the link to select seats, purchase car passes and checkout using a credit card.  Printed Braves tickets will no longer be handled thru the 4-H Office. Order tickets online at https://fevo-enterprise.com/Georgia4H. For more information, please scan the QR on each flyer or contact the DeKalb County Cooperative Extension Office at 404-298-4080, or visit our website at https://extension.uga.edu/county-offices/dekalb.html.

As homelessness continues to be a pressing issue in DeKalb County, Commissioner Robert Patrick is proud to announce, "It Takes a Village," a town hall conversation dedicated to addressing this critical concern. The event will take place on Friday, April 12, at Mercer University, starting at 8 a.m. and concluding at 12 noon. "We believe that tackling homelessness requires a collective effort," said DeKalb Commissioner Robert Patrick, District 1. "By convening this town hall, we hope to unite our community in a shared commitment to compassion, empathy, and action."

Twenty gang members were arrested on April 5, 2024, following a joint investigation by the DeKalb County Police Department Gang Unit, Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), and the Cedar Park Police Department (Texas). DKPD was contacted by the Cedar Park Police Department in reference to four unidentified armed robbery suspects that might have connections in DeKalb County. DKPD was able to identify those suspects and locate them in a DeKalb County residence.