Press Releases

DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with DeKalb’s Stone Mountain Sue-Kellogg Library Branch will host a Stories and S’mores program on Saturday, December 15, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at E.M.B.A.R.C. Youth Farm, 1185 Rock Chapel Rd., Lithonia, Ga.

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 11, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/84958022051. The meeting can be joined by phone at 602-333-0032 or 1-888-270-9936 and using the conference code 482992.

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will host Family and Consumer Sciences virtual classes for free. Radon Webinars will be on December 14, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. and January 24, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Radon occurs naturally when uranium breaks down to form radon. It can build up to dangerous levels inside homes, schools, and other buildings. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, after tobacco smoke.

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open five warming centers for residents on Tuesday, Dec. 5, Wed. Dec. 6, and Thursday, Dec. 7, 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.

On Nov. 28, 2023, a stray cat was captured in the Willow Lake Drive area and later tested positive for rabies. A resident was attempting to place a stray cat inside a pet carrier when he was bitten on his chin and finger. 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.