Press Releases

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are working to a repair a 36-inch-diameter water main break along Celia Way in unincorporated Decatur. DeKalb crews are onsite to assess and begin working to repair the broken water main. Customers may experience low to no water pressure.

Efforts to improve the watershed system throughout DeKalb County continues on Monday, Feb. 6, with the anticipated launch of the Barbashela Creek Sewer Replacement Project. The sewer replacement project is expected to last approximately 10 months (February 2023 to December 2023), barring any weather delays.

On Dec. 20, 2022, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed comprehensive text amendments to the DeKalb Zoning Ordinance to set distance requirements with the intent to diminish crime and mitigate negative outcomes linked to small box discount retail stores (SBDRS) within DeKalb communities.

DeKalb County will open the following warming centers for residents to use on Thursday, Jan. 26, and Friday, Jan. 27, 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.

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at 1 p.m. This is an in-person meeting, to be held at the DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections office located at 4380 Memorial Drive, #300, in Decatur. This meeting was originally scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, but was rescheduled due to inclement weather.