Press Releases

The DeKalb County Police Department Community Policing Unit is hosting its 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat with a Cop on October 31, 2022. This free event will be held in the Kroger parking lot, 2385 Wesley Chapel Road, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. During the event, there will be music, face painting, games, costume contests and candy being handed out by DeKalb County Police officers.  Residents are invited to stop by for a fun and safe Halloween.

A portion of Kensington Road, between Camp Road and Memorial Drive, will be intermittently closed from Oct. 25 to Oct. 28 while crews work to replace a network of sewer mains. The work will require a one-lane closures and temporary detours for the safe transfer of equipment and machinery. Normal construction hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections will hold a special called meeting on October 21, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. for the purpose of reviewing voter challenges. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). Simultaneous public access to the meeting will be available via livestream on DCTV’s UStream channel at https://video.ibm.com/channel/dctv-channel-23.

Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and Commissioner Larry Johnson (NACo Past President) are participating in the White House’s Communities in Action: Building a Better Georgia event. The Biden-Harris Administration created the Communities in Action series to highlight the impact of various community programs for elected officials and community leaders across the country to share real-life experiences.

Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced a proposed one-time, $1,500 retention bonus for non-sworn frontline employees. The $1,500 retention bonus will be provided to frontline employees in multiple departments, including, but not limited to, Watershed Management, Sanitation, Library, Parks and Roads and Drainage.