Press Releases

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open the following three warming centers for residents 24 hours a day beginning 8 p.m. Wed., Feb. 19, until 8 a.m., Sat., Feb. 22. DeKalb County’s overnight only warming center, North DeKalb Senior/Community Center, 3393 Malone Drive, Chamblee, will remain open. Special transportation will be provided each morning to one of the 24-hour warming center locations. Frontline Response International has been contracted to serve individuals who need assistance during extreme weather conditions.

The DeKalb County Georgia governing authority intends to opt out of the statewide adjusted base year ad valorem homestead exemption for DeKalb County. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this matter to be held at the Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338 on Thursday February 20, 2025, at 10am.

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open the following four warming centers for residents on Thurs., Feb. 13, 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.

The DeKalb County governing authority intends to opt out of the statewide adjusted base year ad valorem homestead exemption, known as HB 581.

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will host garden workshops. All classes will be held at Red’s Beer Garden located at 1328 Boulevard SE, Atlanta, GA. The cost for all three classes is $30. Registration for these classes can be found at https://tinyurl.com/de4dprp9. For more information, contact the DeKalb County Cooperative Extension Office at 404-298-4080, or visit our website at https://extension.uga.edu/county-offices/dekalb.html.