Press Releases

DeKalb County Super District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is featured today in a New York Times article detailing how communities across the United States, including DeKalb County, have addressed the proliferation of small box discount retail stores (SBDRS) in their neighborhoods.

DeKalb County Super District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has been selected as a member of the Georgia WIN List’s 2023 WIN Leadership Academy (WLA). The Georgia WIN List is a grassroots political action committee dedicated to changing the face of power in the state by supporting progressive Democratic women through recruiting, training, supporting, electing, and re-electing those who serve as effective advocates for families and women.

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw requested allocation of $100,000 for the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Recovery Program in 2023 county funds was approved by the Board of Commissioners today. “Thank you, Commissioner Bradshaw, and DeKalb County, for your continued support of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, said Frankie Atwater Sr., president, and CEO of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce.

DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond’s FY2023 budget, which includes $4.3 million to raise the starting salaries for police and fire recruits and provide increases for veteran public safety personnel, was passed today by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners. This salary boost in the $1.7 billion budget maintains DeKalb’s status as one of the highest the highest paid police and fire recruits among large local governments in the southeast and the state, respectively.

Through partnership with Trees Atlanta, DeKalb’s tree planting program ReLeaf DeKalb seeks to increase the urban tree canopy and enjoy the benefits and ecosystem services healthy trees provide. ReLeaf DeKalb encompasses two (2) components: Residential Front Yards and Public Properties.