Press Releases

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will offer a mini day camp on March 11 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cost of camp is $10 a day for children ages 5-12. Participants must provide their own breakfast, lunch and snack. Park staff will meet campers outside all recreation centers for curbside drop off and pickup. Parents will not be allowed to enter the facility during operating hours. All campers are required to be screened via temperature checks and must wear a mask while indoors.

On Monday, March 14, overnight work to repair a leaking water main will begin at the intersection of DeKalb Industrial Way and North Decatur Road from 7 p.m. through 6 a.m. DeKalb County contractors will repair leaks in the water transmission system of a 30” main.

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, Mar. 14, 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 Friday, Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson issued a reminder to all residents in District 5 who need rental and utility assistance to apply for aid. In 2021, Commissioner Davis Johnson allocated over $650,000 to provide direct aid to District 5 residents facing eviction, delinquent rental payments, or utility payments.

DeKalb County Commissioner Patrick announces the second annual Women’s History Month Trailblazer Award to recognize four outstanding women in District 1 by sending an email nomination to district1@dekalbcountyga.gov. Use “Women’s History Month Nomination” in the subject line of the email. The nomination deadline is Friday, March 11, 2022.