Press Releases

The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. This meeting will be conducted in person at 4380 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, Decatur, Georgia 30032 and is open to the public.

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open the following four warming centers for residents on Sat. and Sun, Mar. 1 and 2, 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.

Today, DeKalb County made history. Less than 60 days into her administration, CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson secured the Board of Commissioner approval for a $4.27 billion infrastructure investment, the largest in DeKalb’s history. This bold initiative, centers on a “10 x 10” (10 percent annual increases over 10 years) water and sewer rate adjustments that will reverse decades of underfunding, strengthen economic development, and elevate DeKalb County from an "F" to a "C" in our water distribution infrastructure performance.

Less than 60 days into office, DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has delivered on her commitment to public safety, making historic investments in the DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD). In an uncompromising effort to strengthen law enforcement and protect the community, CEO Cochran-Johnson has directed a multi-million-dollar investment in officer salaries to enhance retention and attract top-tier talent to the force. 

DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has announced the appointment of Reginald D. Wells as the new Director of Watershed Management, following the retirement of longtime director David Hayes. With more than 25 years of leadership experience in water resource management and infrastructure operations, Wells will lead the county’s efforts to enhance water services, improve infrastructure, and maintain regulatory compliance.