Press Releases

The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will offer free residential bulky item curbside collection from Friday, May 7, through Saturday, May 29. Residents within the Sanitation Division’s service area will have an opportunity to place bulky items, including furniture and appliances, curbside for collection. Servicing will occur once per household, and collection schedules are based on residents’ designated sanitation service day.

Starting Monday, April 19, 2021, DeKalb County Public Library will begin offering one-hour appointments available for computer use. Prior to entry, each patron must submit to a temperature screening and proper face coverings will be required. The number of available computers will vary by size of branch and the ability to maintain social distancing between terminals.

During an April 6 DeKalb County Board of Commissioners meeting, District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson unveiled a comprehensive plan for the development of a $1.4 million state-of-the-art youth farm. The Education, Market, Botanicals, Agriculture, and Recreational Center (E.M.B.A.R.C.) Community Youth Farm will be located in Lithonia at the former 50-acre Bransby Outdoor YMCA at Rock Chapel site.

DeKalb County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the District 4 community and senior center at 4885 Elam Road in Stone Mountain on Thursday, April 15, at 10 a.m. “I am pleased with the progress that is being made on the soon-to-come community and senior center and I am thrilled that we are we have scheduled the groundbreaking for this week,” Commissioner Bradshaw said.

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host his second Quarterly in the Fourth Community Breakfast meeting for 2021 that will be held virtually for the foreseeable future. “I miss not having in-person community meetings with constituents and I look forward to resuming these meetings at community-based locations hopefully later this year,” said Commissioner Bradshaw.