Press Releases

Today, DeKalb County announced the retirement of Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Public Safety, Joseph H. “Jack” Lumpkin, Sr. Director Lumpkin has served DeKalb County with distinction since January 2018, bringing more than four decades of national law enforcement leadership, transformative community engagement strategies, and a steadfast commitment to public safety excellence.

In observance of Christmas Day on Thursday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day on Thursday, Jan. 1, sanitation service for residential customers will be based on a revised holiday schedule. For more information, contact the Sanitation Division’s Customer Care team at 404-294-2900 or sanitation@dekalbcountyga.gov, visit www.dekalbsanitation.com, or follow @DKalbSanitation on X.

CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, joined by County leaders and operational teams, held a press conference today announcing a new $250,000 initiative to clean up eight of DeKalb County’s most severe illegal tire dump sites—an effort that has already resulted in the removal of more than 37,000 illegally dumped tires from neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and private property.

Due to forecasted freezing temperatures and hazardous wind chills, DeKalb County will activate warming centers beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 14, continuing through Wednesday, December 17, 2025. To support the early morning activation time, revised transportation pickups will be conducted only on Sunday, December 14. Initial pickups are scheduled for 5:00 a.m. These times are reversed from the standard evening schedule to accommodate the 6:00 a.m. warming center opening.

SPLOST II Residents Review Committee meeting agenda, 12/11/2025.