Press Releases

DeKalb County Super District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson and Super District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry are inviting the DeKalb County community to attend a special Town Hall designed to educate residents about the Charter Review process. The DeKalb County Charter Review Town Hall will take place February 23, 2023, at 6 p.m. and will give attendees a better understanding of the Organizational Act (Org. Act) and the role the DeKalb County Charter Review Commission (Charter Review Commission) will play in determining the future.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. today, a plane, which had departed but returned to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, crashed at the airport in a grassy area while experiencing engine problems during a training session. The pilot and a student onboard were taken to local hospitals.  No people, vehicles or buildings were struck. The Federal Flight Standards District Office will be investigating the accident.

DeKalb County will open warming centers for residents to use in the following locations for two nights, Fri. and Sat., Feb. 17-18, beginning at 8 p.m. Anyone staying in the warming centers must follow the county’s COVID-19 protocols that include wearing a mask, social distancing and undergoing a temperature check.

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw, who chairs the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners’ Budget Committee, will host the last of three information meetings to review DeKalb County’s proposed 2023 budget today, Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA30338.

The E.M.B.A.R.C. Community Youth Farm, in partnership with the DeKalb County Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs Department and Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, will host a special tree planting program in honor of Georgia Arbor Day. The Plant A Tree event will take place Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the E.M.B.A.R.C. Community Youth Farm, located at 1185 Rock Chapel Road, Lithonia, GA 30058.