Press Releases

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections will hold a special called meeting on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at 10 a.m. This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). Simultaneous public access to the meeting will be available via livestream on DCTV’s UStream channel at https://video.ibm.com/channel/dctv-channel-23.

DeKalb County will open three warming centers for residents to use overnight. Warming centers will be open in the following DeKalb County Fire Stations tonight, Dec. 21, beginning at 8 p.m. Anyone staying in the warming centers must follow the county’s COVID-19 protocols which include wearing a mask, social distancing and undergoing a temperature check.

As of Dec. 1, approximately 58 percent of DeKalb County Government employees have submitted documentation proving that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond told commissioners today. In November, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved CEO Michael Thurmond’s proposal to give DeKalb County Government employees $500 in incentives for COVID-19 and flu vaccinations.

DeKalb County will open three warming centers for residents to use overnight. Warming centers will be open in the following DeKalb County Fire Stations tonight, Dec. 20, beginning at 8 p.m. Anyone staying in the warming centers must follow the county’s COVID-19 protocols which include wearing a mask, social distancing and undergoing a temperature check.

The DeKalb County Board of Assessors is collecting street level photography of improvements along all streets, roads, and highways within the County.  Tyler Technologies along with Cyclomedia Technologies, Inc. is performing these services. The street level photographs captured by the Tyler team will document the overall condition of properties, parcels, and structures, and become part of the official record. The process will utilize continuously moving vehicles.