Press Releases

For the past 16 years, DeKalb Watershed Management has sponsored the Art Calendar Contest. The contest aims to promote awareness of the importance of water for a healthy way of life and sustainable future. This year’s theme is “How Can Water Keep Us Safe.”

The DeKalb County Police Athletic League (PAL Plus) will host its second annual Gaming with a Cop competition. The virtual event will be Monday, February 15, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Open to participants from ages 12 to 16, the event provides an opportunity for law enforcement to connect with youth on a fun, yet competitive level with three separate gaming competitions. One competition has a top prize of $300, while the top prize for the two remaining games is $150 each. Registration is free.

On Feb. 2, the southbound lane along Thurman Road, between Old McDonough Road and Wilburn Road, will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., while crews work to rehabilitate 195 linear feet of ductile-iron sewer pipe. This section of Thurman Road will reopen on Saturday, Feb. 6.

As the 1st Vice President of National Association of Counties, Commissioner Larry Johnson and the National Association of Counties (NACo) met with President Biden’s Council of Economic Advisors to discuss the critical aid needed for state, local and territorial governments.

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will partner with the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) to moderate a discussion aimed at providing background, understanding, information and resources on human trafficking. The virtual “FDHA Community Conversation on Violence: Human Trafficking” event will take place Thursday, Jan. 27, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will be a continuation of the FDHA's 2021 Health Summit “Stop The Violence” initiative.