Press Releases

District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will host a special town hall to address the state of housing in DeKalb County and the current initiatives taking place on the local and state level to provide permanent housing solutions. The DeKalb County Housing Crisis Solutions Town Hall will occur this Thursday, Aug. 25, at 6 p.m. and will take place virtually on Zoom.

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson, in his role as the District 3 Commissioner and immediate past president of the National Association of Counties, participated as a guest speaker during the White House Initiative Latino Economic Summit hosted by the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics (White House Hispanic Initiative) and the Aspen Institute.

DeKalb County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw has allocated a second round of funding in the amount of $60,000 of District 4 reserve for appropriation funds for DeKalb County Accountability Courts, including Drug Court, DeKalb County Felony Mental Health Court, DeKalb County Veterans Treatment Court, and DUI Accountability Courts.

“Following the completion of the planning and public engagement effort led by the PATH Foundation, my district and District 4 funding will now complete the design and engineering phase of these critical bike and pedestrian connections to the revitalizing North DeKalb Mall and surrounding schools and homes,” Commissioner Rader said. “Within a year, these shovel-ready plans will be ready to receive available construction funding fulfilling an important commitment by DeKalb County to area residents who supported the rezoning of the aging mall.”

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs’ youth fall soccer registration is underway through Sept. 7. The program focuses on skill development, fitness and team training drills. Youth ages 5-12 can register at the recreation center of their choice for the program which, includes eight season games. Registration is $40 per child.