Press Releases

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open four warming centers for residents on Wednesday, Nov. 20, Thursday, Nov. 21, and Friday, Nov. 22, 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 Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a Thanksgiving Break Camp Nov. 25 - 27, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The cost of the camp is $10 per day for children ages 5-13. Each participant must provide his or her own breakfast, lunch and snack. To register, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/parks and click the “Register Online” button.

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections will hold a risk-limiting audit of ballots cast in the Nov. 5, 2024, General/Special Election. The contests to be audited shall be determined as set forth in O.C.G.A. § 21-2-498 and shall be publicly announced and published on the Secretary of State webpage. The audit is conducted in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 21-2-498 and State Election Board Rule 183-1-15-.04 and is open to the public.

The Board of Ethics will resume its next regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at 178 Sams Street Decatur, Ga. 30030.

The DeKalb County Police Department is increasing its crimefighting arsenal with a new app to help residents submit anonymous tips from their smartphone. The new DeKalb County Police Department app allows officers to engage in an anonymous two-way conversation. The app and tip411 anonymous text-a-tip system is 100 percent anonymous, as the technology removes all identifying information before police see the tips and there is no way to identify the sender.