Press Releases

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is pleased to partner with the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning and the Happy Helping Program to provide food via programs that service youth 18 years and under during the summer. The program will run from June 9 – July 18. The Department is encouraging agencies to apply now to participate as a distribution site.

On Thursday, March 6, DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews will begin work to repair the sewer lateral at 710 East Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur. A partial road closure will be in place near the 710 block to through traffic from 7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. to facilitate the repair. Residents near the address should park all vehicles above the repair site to have access back and forth to vehicles until repairs are complete.

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open the following four warming centers for residents on Wed., Mar. 5, starting at 8 p.m. Frontline Response International has been contracted to serve individuals who need assistance during extreme weather conditions. Unlike DeKalb’s traditional warming centers, hot meals, beds, and case management services are centralized at Frontline. DeKalb offers transportation services from all its warming centers to Frontline for individuals who wish to take advantage of those centralized services.

DeKalb County Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025.  The meeting will be held at the Hairston Crossing Library, 4911 Redan Road, Stone Mountain GA 30088. The meeting will also be livestreamed. To receive a link to the livestream, contact weissingera@dekalblibrary.org no later than Monday, March 10 at noon.

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 10, at 6 p.m. at 2000 Airport Rd., Room 227, Atlanta, Ga. 30341. The public can attend the meeting virtually at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/84958022051 or via phone by calling 602-333-0032 and using the conference code 482992.