Press Releases

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host his third Quarterly in the Fourth Community Breakfast meeting for 2021 on Saturday, July 24, via Zoom. “Although we are meeting virtually, I am pleased that we are able to continue meeting with constituents,” Commissioner Bradshaw said. “It remains important to me to provide these community meetings for constituents and I look forward to resuming these meetings in person.”

DeKalb County will host a back-to-school food distribution for 3,500 families on Saturday, July 24. DeKalb residents will have the opportunity to receive packages of single-serving grits, juice boxes and cereal for students, along with one 20-pound box of Georgia-grown fruit and vegetables, and a 10-pound package of chicken hindquarters.

DeKalb County’s Senior Center Without Walls: Virtual Village and DeKalb Virtual Career Academy have been recognized with Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents.

DeKalb Board of Commissioners Presiding Officer Steve Bradshaw and School Board Chair Vickie B. Turner will host a Back-to-School Event on Saturday, July 17, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Clarkston First Baptist Church, located at 3999 Church Street, Clarkston, GA 30021.

On July 10, 2021, a fox was captured in the Turner Hill Road area of Stonecrest and later tested positive for rabies. The fox has been euthanized. Georgia is a rabies endemic state and the virus is present all year long. It is not unusual for the county to report several rabies cases each year.