Press Releases

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson in partnership with Center Helping Obesity in Children End Successfully (C.H.O.I.C.E.S.) will be hosting a Mobile Food Pantry to combat hunger and food insecurity. The outdoor event will use a drive-through model to service recipients. It will be held Thursday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., at First Baptist Church Gresham, 2394 Gresham Rd. SE, Atlanta, GA 30316.

Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond presented to the Board of Commissioners a $20 million proposal designed to enhance emergency department services at Emory Hillandale Hospital and reduce Grady Hospital’s operating deficit. If approved, CEO Thurmond’s $12 million funding request for Emory Hillandale Hospital will mitigate the loss of emergency room beds due to the pending closure of Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center on Nov. 1, which is expected to result in increased emergency department and inpatient flows to hospitals throughout the Atlanta metropolitan region.

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 10, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/84958022051. The meeting can be joined by phone at 602-333-0032 or 1-888-270-9936 and using the conference code 482992.

On Thursday, October 6th at 6:30 p.m., DeKalb County Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson will host an in-person town hall meeting “A Candid Conversation About Heavy Rail to Stonecrest” at Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Road, Stonecrest, Georgia 30038. The town hall meeting will feature DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond, U.S. Congressman Hank Johnson, Commissioner Larry Johnson, Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, Stonecrest Mayor Jazzmin Cobble, MARTA Interim CEO Collie Greenwood, and DeKalb County Pastor’s Christian Alliance Chair, Pastor Lee May.

DeKalb County’s Hamilton Recreation Center will host a Teen Scene Gamers Edition program on Friday, Oct. 21, located at 3263 Chapel Street, Scottdale, Ga 30079, from 7 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. This free program is for youth ages 13 - 16. The program will include games, food, music and more. Pre-Registration is limited this year and is on a first-come, first-served basis.