Press Releases

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections (BRE) meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Thursday, June 10, 2021, at 4:30 p.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 https://video.ibm.com/channel/dctv-channel-23.

Registration is now open for the second annual DeKalb County Police Athletic League (P.A.L.) Plus Unit Virtual Summer Academy. The free program, created for youth ages 5-14, will run June 7 to July 30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The program is hosted by the P.A.L. Unit and will include a variety of virtual experiences including P.A.L. fitness, cheerleading, virtual Gaming with a Cop, a talent show and more.

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) begin to relax mask policies for outdoors and those who have been vaccinated, DeKalb County Commissioner Robert Patrick is reminding residents that precautions still need to be taken. Although the number of COVID-19 cases are on the decline, there are hot spots in several zip codes in and around District 1.

Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced a proposed multimillion-dollar comprehensive strategy to enhance public safety and prevent violent crimes. “This funding will allow us to proactively work to mitigate the growing crisis of homicides and violent crimes in metro Atlanta and holistically address the root causes and effects of crime throughout DeKalb County,” CEO Thurmond said.

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson will host DeKalb County South Precinct Police Meetups beginning at 2 p.m. each Saturday starting May 22 through June 26. “I believe in cultivating and building strong relationships between our community and police,” Commissioner Johnson said. “This is why police meetups like these are so important for everyone to know we must all work together to make our communities what we want them to be currently and in the future.”