Press Releases

DeKalb County Board of Ethics has cancelled its regularly scheduled meeting of November 18, 2021, at 6 p.m. The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will hold a Special Called Meeting on November 17, 2021, at 6 p.m.

DeKalb County District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is partnering with the DeKalb County School District’s (DCSD) Department of Family and Community Empowerment to host the DeKalb County 2021 Fall Festival. The DeKalb County 2021 Fall Festival will officially close out DCSD’s Family Engagement Month and will take place at Wade Walker Family YMCA (5605 Rockbridge Rd SW, Stone Mountain, GA 30088) on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, from 2 to 5 p.m.

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension is calling for applications for Fresh on DeK, the DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market, stops for 2022. The deadline to apply is Friday, December 17, 2021. Launched in May 2015, Fresh on DeK has raised awareness about the importance of fruit and vegetable consumption for healthy living by providing fresh, affordable produce and food demonstrations to county residents.

Crews have removed a plane which crashed on North Decatur this morning. North Decatur Road, from DeKalb Industrial Way to Winn Way, remains closed while Georgia Power crews work to restore power lines and electricity in the area. Motorists are advised to avoid the area until further notice.

Due to a plane crash, North Decatur Road, from DeKalb Industrial Way to Winn Way, is closed.  Motorists are advised to avoid the area until further notice. At approximately 9:45 a.m., a plane, which had departed DeKalb-Peachtree Airport en route to Perry, Ga., crashed onto North Decatur Road after reportedly experiencing engine problems.