Press Releases

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Announces New Appointed Board Members

The DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) Board welcomed three returning members and two new members earlier this week, as Judge Bedelia C. Hargrove administered the official…

DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections to Meet Wednesday, July 7

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections will hold a special called meeting on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.

This meeting will be conducted via teleconference (Zoom). Simultaneous…

DeKalb Program Provides Vouchers and Scholarships for Summer Camps

Program available to income-eligible youth

The DeKalb Human Services Department, in partnership with the DeKalb Community Development Department, is currently providing a limited number of summer…

DeKalb’s Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition to Hold Webinar for Landlords

County will hold a webinar for landlords to explain the application process for its Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition program today, Thursday, July 1, at 7 p.m.

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond…

DeKalb’s Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition to Hold Webinar for Landlords

DeKalb County will hold a webinar for landlords to explain the application process for its Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition program.

The webinar will be held Thursday, July 1, at 7 p.m.…

DeKalb CEO Thurmond Extends Water Disconnection Moratorium to Sept. 1

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has extended the five-year-old water service disconnection moratorium for residential water accounts to Sept. 1, 2021. The moratorium was set to expire on July 1…

Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson teams up with CVS to get DeKalb County’s Vaccination rates up in the 5th District.

DeKalb County District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson along with DeKalb County District 7 Commissioner Lorrain Cochran Johnson will host a "Don't Wait, Vaccinate" clinic on Saturday, June 26,…

DeKalb Drinking Water Quality Report Released

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has released the 2020 Drinking Water Quality Report, also referred to as a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). DWM continues to surpass all…

DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson to Host Virtual Homeowner Association Boot Camp

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson in partnership with Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson and Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington will host a virtual Homeowner Association (HOA)…

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson Sponsors Soldiers’ Angels Food Distribution for Veterans in Need

Meals to be provided through partnership with Atlanta Food Bank and Soldiers’ Angels

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson in partnership with Soldiers’ Angels and Atlanta Food Bank is…