Press Releases

Briarlake Road NE, between Briarcliff Road NE and Tristan Circle NE, will be closed to through-traffic daily, intermittently, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 15 to Wednesday, November 30, to facilitate the installation of 600 linear feet of a 16-inch stormwater drain pipe, replace curb, and resurface pavement between 2610 and 2634 Briarlake Road in Atlanta, Ga. 30345.

Dahlia Drive, between Ivy Road and Laurel Road, will be closed to through-traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 9, to facilitate a large crane removal of a tree at 628 Olive Road in Pine Lake, Ga. 30072. Road closure and detour signs will be placed in the area during the road closure period advising motorists of construction work in the area and of local traffic restrictions.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host its sixth annual Father-Daughter Dance at Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur, GA, on June 11 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Father-Daughter Dance is for all ages and costs $15 per couple and $5 for each additional child.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs and the Foresite Group will hold a second public meeting Wednesday, June 15, at 6:00 p.m. The community is invited to participate and offer guidance for future county park improvements via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/89112537122.

After multiple days of hand counting of ballots, DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) has completed initial efforts to count the ballots cast in the DeKalb County District 2 Commission race. Issues related to initial election results prompted DeKalb VRE, in coordination with the Georgia Secretary of State, to take necessary steps to identify accurate results of the Commission District 2 contest.