Press Releases

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections (DeKalb BRE) confirmed the location of 16 advance voting locations and changes to one Election Day polling site, during its regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 8. Advance voting in DeKalb begins Oct. 17 and concludes Nov. 4; weekdays 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.; and Sundays, noon – 5 p.m. Two advance voting sites; Beulah Missionary Baptist Church in Decatur and Clarkston Library will open on Oct. 29 until Nov. 4. Election day is Nov. 8.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold its Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, at 6 p.m. at the Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 593 Parkdale Drive, Scottdale, Ga. Information will be provided on current park improvements and recreation projects. The meeting will take place in the multipurpose room and conducted via zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/89284857581.

DeKalb County’s Departments of Planning & Sustainability and Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with DHL Express, is excited to announce GoGreen. This participatory event is free and aspires to raise awareness and appreciation of sustainability within our communities. Various partners engaged in environmental / conservation work shall also be in attendance to share an overview of their organization and programs.

The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct a board meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/88137432677. Join by phone at 602-333-0032 or 888-270-9936 and use conference code 171493.

DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly renovated playground and pavilion at Pea Ridge Park, formally Rehoboth Park, on Wednesday, September 21, at 10 a.m. The ceremony will be held at Pea Ridge Park, 3105 Tolbert Drive, Decatur, GA 30033.