Press Releases

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) announced the location of 13 advance voting locations and changes to the schedule, giving voters expanded opportunities to vote early. Advance voting in DeKalb begins Oct. 16 and concludes Nov. 3; weekdays 7 a.m.–7 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; and Sundays, noon–5 p.m. Election Day is Nov. 7, and polls will be open from 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

DeKalb Recreational Parks and Cultural Affairs will host a Breast Cancer Brunch Awareness Month Celebration on Saturday, October 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Exchange Intergenerational Recreation Center, 2771 Columbia Drive, Decatur, Ga. The event’s registration is $25 per guest and will include food and a t-shirt. Patrons will enjoy a morning filled with education, empowerment, community engagement and a Zumba class.

The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct its regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, 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.

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will sponsor a ribbon cutting and Fall Festival event at the E.M.B.A.R.C. Youth Farm on Oct. 28, 2023, from noon to 4 p.m. at 1185 Rock Chapel Rd, Lithonia, Ga. The Fall Festival is the official kickoff of the highly anticipated E.M.B.A.R.C. Youth Farm and is an occasion for families, friends and neighbors to celebrate the fall season. The event begins with a ribbon cutting at noon. Guests are asked to park at the Bruce Street Senior Center located at 2484 Bruce Street, Lithonia, Ga. A shuttle will transport attendees to the event.

Commissioner Larry Johnson sponsored DeKalb County’s workforce housing ordinance, which was unanimously approved by the Board of Commissioners and will be effective in December 2023. Commissioner Johnson led the charge for several years for the workforce housing ordinance to help mitigate the challenges of the missing middle.  The missing middle are those individuals who make too much to be eligible for subsidized housing, but who don’t make enough to afford the new construction that is happening in the county.