Press Releases

In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will run one day late. The North Transfer Station will be open from 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Monday, May 27. The Customer Care call center, Central Transfer Station and Seminole Road Landfill will be closed on Monday, May 27, reopening on Tuesday, May 28, during normal operating hours.

The DeKalb Human Services Department’s Office of Youth Services is accepting applications for Girls’ Clubhouse, a program designed to expose DeKalb County female youth to personal, social, and professional development training skills they can use throughout their lives.

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business and certification of election results will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at noon. This meeting will be conducted in person at 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Ga. 30032.

Registered voters who plan on voting on Election Day to make a plan to vote. On Election Day, voters must vote at their assigned precinct. Before heading to the polls, voters should verify their precinct information at www.DeKalbVotes.com. View wait times. It’s important to note that provisional ballots will not be available for voters who arrive at the incorrect precinct until the final hour of voting.

DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs in partnership with the How Big Is Your Dream Foundation, whose founder and CEO is the renowned drummer Jorel “JFly” Flynn, will host the Third Annual Academy of the Arts summer camp at the Porter Sanford, III Performing Arts and Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Dr. Decatur, Ga. 30034. The day camp is for children aged 10 to 18 and will run Monday through Friday from June 3 – 21. Each day lasts from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with breakfast and lunch included.