Press Releases

S. Stone Mountain Lithonia Road, between Hunt Valley Drive and Summer Road, will be closed to through-traffic from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, to facilitate Universal Content Productions, LLC filming at 1704 S. Stone Mountain Lithonia Road. Road closure and detour signs will be placed in the area during the road closure period advising motorists of construction work in the area and of local traffic restrictions.

Conway Road, between Memorial Drive and Julian Street Drive, will be closed to through-traffic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 13 to Friday, April 14, to facilitate the connection of a sewer drain at Grand Terazza. Road closure and detour signs will be placed in the area during the road closure period advising motorists of construction work in the area and of local traffic restrictions.

The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will host a free paper shredding event Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 8 a.m. - noon, at the DeKalb County Sanitation Division’s Central Transfer Station, 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, Decatur, GA 30032. Event participants will have an opportunity to responsibly dispose of all types of documents, including sensitive personal documents such as old tax records and legal documents.

DeKalb County has extended the application deadline for the 2023 DeKalb Virtual Career Academy (DVCA), the county’s seventh annual summer jobs training program, run by WorkSource DeKalb. The new application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, April 16, for the program, hosted by DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and the Board of Commissioners.

The DeKalb County Charter Review Commission will be meeting Thursday, April 13 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in person at the Manuel J. Maloof Center,1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 30030. Free parking is available at the DeKalb County Courthouse parking lot for this evening event.