Press Releases

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a second community meeting about Pleasantdale Park Thursday, June 23, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. The meeting will be held in the cafeteria at Pleasantdale Elementary School, 3680 Pleasantdale Road, Atlanta, Ga.

DeKalb County Government is partnering with local faith leaders to distribute 5,000 boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables, dozens of eggs and 10-pound bags of chicken hindquarters on Saturday, May 21. “High food prices continue to plague working families and senior citizens struggling to keep food on their tables,” DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond said. “DeKalb County and our faith partners are holding this food distribution to help relieve that burden.”

Palafox Drive NE, between Argonne Way NE and Woodland Hills Drive NE, will be closed to through-traffic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 20, to facilitate a large crane removal of a tree at 1135 Palafox Drive NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30324. 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.

In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 30, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will run one day late. The North Transfer Station will be open from 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 30. The Customer Care call center, Central Transfer Station and Seminole Road Landfill will be closed on Monday, May 30, reopening on Tuesday, May 31, during normal operating hours.

As the President of National Association of Counties (NACo) and DeKalb County, District 3 Commissioner, Commissioner Larry Johnson on Monday, May 16, will join leaders from the nation’s leading city, county and state organizations will kick off Infrastructure Week (May 16-20) by sharing how game-changing federal investments in infrastructure are benefiting communities across the country.