Press Releases

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open the following four warming centers for residents 24 hours a day beginning 8 p.m. Monday, Jan 6, until further notice. DeKalb County’s overnight only warming center is available to residents at the following location. Special transportation will be provided each morning to the 24-hour warming center locations. During warming center activation, transportation pickups will be available to Frontline International according to the following schedule. Please note additional transportation pickup times and dates may be added.

The DeKalb County Police Department is hosting four town halls in the month of January during our Town Hall Talks—A Wrap-up of 2024. Starting on January 7, 2025, these open forums will allow community members to come together to discuss important issues, ask questions and learn from DKPD about the challenges and successes in 2024 and the goals going into 2025. The community will also have a chance to check out our new Mobile Precinct.

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has announced that the DeKalb County Police Department has received a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (HEAT) grant for the 2025 grant season for an award total of $149,468.80. The DeKalb County Police Department’s HEAT Unit will use the grant to develop and implement strategies to reduce local traffic crashes due to aggressive and dangerous driving behaviors.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a community open house to discuss the parklet design at 489 Proctor Avenue for the Stone Mountain Trail on Thursday, January 16, from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., at the Tobie Grant Recreation Center, 593 Parkdale Drive, Scottdale, GA 30079. For more information, contact Caleb Wittenmyer, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs greenspace manager, at (404) 904-3028 or ckwittenmyer@dekalbcountyga.gov.

The major gateways and highly travelled interstates that channel tens of thousands of vehicles through DeKalb County everyday have received multimillion dollar facelifts. The project to beautify approximately 20 acres along I-20 and I-85, including Chamblee Tucker, Flat Shoals and Candler Roads, is now complete. These roadways and interchanges are among the most highly traveled highways in metro Atlanta.