Press Releases

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs is seeking volunteers to assist at the Mystery Valley Golf Club and Sugar Creek Golf and Tennis Club now until vacancies are filled. All volunteer applicants must be 17 or older and successfully pass a criminal background check. Both facilities will be open Sunday thru Saturday and volunteers must work a minimum of a 7-hour shift once per week. Volunteers will receive benefits that include discounted rates and more.

Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond proposed to the Board of Commissioners a tax cut that is projected to save DeKalb homeowners $1 billion over a six-year period. In November, DeKalb County voters will have the opportunity to approve a $1 billion plan. The relief would come from a proposed Equalized Homestead Option Sales Tax (EHOST) credit for homeowners who qualify for a homestead exemption. If approved, this relief would begin in 2024.

On Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, Super District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry and Super District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will hold a meeting to educate and engage the community on the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST II). The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm at the New Life Church, located at 3592 Flat Shoals Rd. in Decatur.

DeKalb County is making recreation centers and libraries throughout the county available as cooling centers Saturday, Sunday and Monday, August 12, 13 and 14 due to a heat advisory. As defined by the National Weather Service's Peachtree City Forecast Office, a heat advisory is issued when “feels like” temperatures are expected to reach or be greater than 103 degrees, or when the actual air temperature is expected to be at 105 degrees or greater.

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 14,  2023 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.