Press Releases

The DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee will meet virtually on April 23, 2021, at noon. To view the meeting via Zoom, go to https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/86505354538 and use meeting password 543722. To join by telephone, dial 602-333-0032 and use conference code 252894.

The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct a board meeting on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/88137432677 Join by phone at 602-333-0032 or 888-270-9936 and use conference code 171493.

This weekend DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will launch her annual litter initiative in which volunteers will clean up several stretches of heavily-trafficked roadways. The DeKalb County District 7 Corridor Cleanup Initiative will kick off Saturday, April 10, at 9 a.m. and will focus on cleaning up Panola Road, between Covington Highway and Thompson Mill Road. Volunteers are asked to meet at 2695 Panola Road, Stonecrest, GA 30058.

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will host “April Gardening” virtual classes for free. The “Landscape Tree 101" class will be on April 15, 6 to 7 p.m. The “Green Living" class will be on April 22, 6 to 7 p.m. The “Container Gardening" class will be on April 28, 6 to 7 p.m.

On April 12, two westbound lanes on DeKalb Industrial Way at Lawrenceville Highway will be closed from Monday night at 9 p.m. to Wednesday, April 14 at 9 p.m., while crews work to decommission an old water line which was recently replaced with a new larger line. Crews will also pave the road. This section of DeKalb Industrial Way will reopen at 9 p.m., Wednesday, April 14.