Press Releases

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open the following four warming centers for residents on Thursday, Nov. 28-Tuesday, Dec. 3, starting at 8 p.m. Frontline Response International has been contracted to serve individuals who need assistance during extreme weather conditions. Unlike DeKalb’s traditional warming centers, hot meals, beds, and case management services are centralized at Frontline. DeKalb offers transportation services from all its warming centers to Frontline for individuals who wish to take advantage of those centralized services.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host a hiking stick workshop on Saturday, Dec. 15, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Center, 3787 Klondike Rd., Stonecrest, GA. Participants, ages 13 and up, are encouraged to join Ranger Rick for a hands-on workshop to learn how to carve their very own hiking stick to use on the next adventure to the preserve. All tools and materials will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host an Arabia Mountain Volunteer Stewardship Day on Saturday, December 7, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Center, 3787 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA. Participants are encouraged to come out to the Arabia Mountain Nature Center to help improve the health and beauty of the nature preserve. Park staff will join volunteers in removing invasive plants and trash, mulching trails and more. Each participant must provide his or her own gloves and water. All tools and materials will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond’s final food distribution is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23. Since May 2020—the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic—more than 170,000 boxes of food have been distributed at more than 40 distribution events. “It has been an honor and a privilege to work with the Board of Commissioners, faith leaders and community volunteers to help fight food insecurity in DeKalb County,” CEO Thurmond said. “The most important four-letter word in the English language is ‘care,’ and I believe that over the past four years, we have faithfully cared for our fellow residents who have been fighting to feed their families.”

Some voters in DeKalb County will head to the polls again in the upcoming General/Special Election runoff, scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. When a candidate does not receive 50 percent plus one vote during the General Election, a runoff election is held. The runoff election will include: DeKalb County Commission District 3, DeKalb County Super District 7, Atlanta City Council Post 3 (At-Large) and Doraville City Council District 1 – Post 2 (At-Large).