Press Releases

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is accepting applications for after school employment opportunities such as accelerated learning coordinators, tutors, and certified teachers until Sept. 1. Applicants must be 18 years or older to apply for recreation positions. Proof of certification is required for learning coordinators and all teaching position. All applicants selected will be required to successfully complete a health screening and criminal background check prior to employment.

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs youth basketball  and cheerleading program registration is now open until Oct. 31. County youth ages 5 to 18 are invited to sign up for instructional or division basketball. The registration fee for the instructional league ages 5 to 6 is $25, $65 for ages 7 to 18 and will include one uniform.

On Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson will host an informational town hall meeting focused on educating citizens about the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) II. The meeting will be held at the East DeKalb Senior Center at Bruce Street Senior Center, 2449 Bruce Street, Lithonia, Georgia 30058 at 6:30 p.m.

DeKalb County Government has won national recognition as a top national leader in the innovative use of technology, including its work in enhancing the county’s cyber security. The Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties (NACo) ranked DeKalb County second in the nation among counties with a population of 500,000 to 999,999 in the 19th annual Digital Counties Survey.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will officially open play on their newly renovated putting greens at Mystery Valley Golf Club, 6094 Shadow Rock Drive, Lithonia, Ga., from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 2. Since 2021, over $850,000 was allocated to complete improvements to the Mystery Valley Golf Course which included upgrades to the club house, renovation of all 66 sand bunkers, and converting the putting greens to Tift Dwarf Bermuda grass.