Press Releases

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open five warming centers for residents on Dec. 17-21, starting at 8 p.m. each night to use. Anyone staying in the warming centers must follow the county’s COVID-19 protocols that include wearing a mask, social distancing and undergoing a temperature check.

In the Dec. 11, DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections (BRE) meeting, the BRE certified results of the Dec. 5, 2023, general municipal runoff. More than 9,200 people, amounting to 12 percent of the county’s active and eligible voters, participated in the year’s final election. It covered five races spanning from a position on the Atlanta Board of Education to the mayor of Brookhaven and city council posts in Brookhaven, Doraville, and Stonecrest.

The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct its regular meeting on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at 6:00 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.

Ryan Cameron and chef and restaurant chain owner Erica Barrett are announcing the grand opening of the Dough Boy Pizza Co. with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, cohosted by Commissioner Lorraine Cochran Johnson and the DeKalb Chamber. The event will take place at 11 a.m. at The Gallery at South DeKalb Mall, 2801 Candler Rd., Decatur, Ga. 30034.

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, in partnership with the 100 Black Men of DeKalb County and the DeKalb County School District, presents the 5th Annual Lock-in for Life event to foster male youth development for students ages 13-18. The program provides middle and high schoolers with intense workshops, critical conversations, and positive male interactions, focusing on nonviolence, social skills and behaviors, mental health, and positive peer interactions.