Press Releases

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 8, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/99355202202?pwd=blo2WmxRR0Y1SUl0aXZOUT…. The meeting password is 443859.

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson was among those honored when the Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta virtually hosted its Tenth Annual Asian American Advocacy Day, with the theme of #AAPIRising: The New South. Asian American Advocacy Day highlighted the legislative advocacy of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and brought together elected officials for relationship building and learning opportunities.

The DeKalb Human Services Department will host a series of virtual Lunch & Learn webinars for the community, starting March 1, 2021, to provide information that will connect individuals and families to needed services that are available in DeKalb County. Participants will learn about the department’s many community partners as well as the services that they offer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will give his outlook for 2021 during a virtual State of the County address program today at 1 p.m. Business leaders and other community partners are invited to view the State of the County address to be delivered during a ticketed, virtual program hosted by the Council for Quality Growth and DeKalb Chamber of Commerce.

Tonight, on Feb. 23, 2021, at 7 p.m., Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson will host a virtual Black History Panel Discussion titled, “The Evolution of Voting Rights in Black America: From Picking Cotton to Picking Presidents and Senators.” The event will be streamed on all DeKalb County Television (DCTV23) platforms and Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson’s Facebook page for the public to view.