Press Releases

Today, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved CEO Michael Thurmond’s proposal for a $20 million plan designed to enhance emergency services at Emory Hillandale Hospital and to support nursing services at Grady Hospital. “Today’s vote by the Board of Commissioners will save lives and strengthen the healthcare safety net for tens of thousands of residents in DeKalb County and metro Atlanta,” said CEO Thurmond.

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and DeKalb County, Georgia, recently participated in a transit exploration trip to San Diego where they experienced first-hand the city’s transit system and met with key decision makers to gain insight on how to successfully deliver high-capacity transit (HCT) to South DeKalb.

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections will host a Special Called Meeting on Monday, Oct. 10, at 1:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the contract with Konnech. 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.

DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly extended trail at Zonolite Park on Wednesday, October 19, at 10 a.m. The ceremony will be held at Zonolite Park, 1147 Zonolite Place, Atlanta, Ga 30306.

DeKalb District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson and District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson invite the public to join the fun and excitement at the DeKalb Community Empowerment Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The DeKalb Empowerment Fall Festival will be held at The Gallery of South DeKalb, 2801 Candler Road, Decatur, Ga. 30034.