Press Releases

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections (DeKalb BRE) certified the Primary Election results and announced details related to the upcoming runoff election, during its May 28 regularly scheduled meeting. Certified election results can be viewed at www.DeKalbVotes.com under the Election Results and Statistics tab.

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will hold its 4-H AgTech Camp--June 10-12, 2024,10 a.m. to noon. This event, for 4-H'ers in grades 3-12, will take place at Rainbow Park Baptist Church at 2941 Columbia Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30034. Cloverleafs (grades 3-6) will make bird feeders, while juniors (grades 7 and 8) and seniors (grades 9 through 12) will learn about gardening.

Commissioner Robert Patrick celebrated two trailblazing individuals in DeKalb County by giving his Trailblazer Award to Charlene Fang, a current board member of the DeKalb County Board of Assessors and former chair and vice-chair of the board, and Judge Alvin T. Wong, Chief Judge of DeKalb County State Court, for their remarkable contributions to DeKalb County. He honored them with the District 1, 2024 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Trailblazer Award during the Board of Commissioners' regular business meeting on May 28, 2024.

The DeKalb County Police Department will host a Virtual Mental Health Forum on Friday, May 31, 2024, at 5 p.m. via Zoom, at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/85940664757. The goal of the mental health forum is to encourage community members to ask questions and learn from a panel of experts who will present behavioral and mental health resources available in DeKalb County.

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs, Commissioner Michelle Long Spears and Atlanta-based artist Jermaine Clark will unveil a new mural on Saturday, June 1, at 10 a.m. at Mason Mill Park, 1346 McConnell Drive, Decatur, Ga. The event will take place under the bridge on the South Peachtree Creek Trail.