Press Releases

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.

DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 14, 2023. The meeting will be held at DeKalb County Public Library Darro C. Willey-Administrative Center, 3560 Kensington Road, Decatur, GA 30032. The meeting will also be live-streamed. To receive a link to the livestream, contact weissingera@dekalblibrary.org no later than Monday, August 14 at noon.

Super District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has been selected as the 2023 Georgia Elected Official of the Year by the American Public Works Association (APWA). The highly distinguished award represents the first time a DeKalb County elected official has been selected for this honor.

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a Welcome Week at the newly constructed East Central DeKalb Community and Senior Center, 4885 Elam Road, Stone Mountain, Georgia from August 7th – 11th. The public is encouraged to partake in this free occasion designed to educate ages 8 and up on the amenities and various programs offered at the center.