Press Releases

DeKalb Announces Thanksgiving Sanitation Schedule

Collection to run one day late for Thursday customersDECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 28, sanitation collection service for residential customers will be based on…

DeKalb County Warming Centers to Open on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 20-22

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. at the following…

DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to Host Thanksgiving Break Camp

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…

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Notice of Risk-limiting Audit of the 2024 General/Special Election

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…

DeKalb Board of Ethics Public Meeting Cancelled for Nov. 21

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

DeKalb County Police Launch New tip411 Anonymous Tip System for Customized Crimefighting

Innovative new app helps better connect police with the publicThe DeKalb County Police Department is increasing its crimefighting arsenal with a new app to help residents submit anonymous tips from…

EMBARC Youth Farm to Host Shark Tank-styled Event Showcasing Budding Young Entrepreneurs

Young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to present the innovative, agriculture-based businesses they developed during a “Shark Tank”-style pitch event sponsored by the EMBARC Youth Farm.The…

No Lead Pipes Found in DeKalb’s Drinking Water Inventory

Property owners asked to voluntarily check their pipe materialA federally-mandated inventory of publicly-owned drinking water pipes has determined that there are no known lead pipes in DeKalb County…

DeKalb County PECS Committee to Host Unhoused Summit on Nov. 14

The DeKalb County Planning, Economic Development, and Community Services (PECS) Committee is pleased to announce the upcoming Unhoused Summit scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon, at…

DeKalb County Commissioners Invite Residents and Businesses to Water and Sewer Rates Townhall

DeKalb County Commissioner Robert Patrick, chair of Public Works and Infrastructure (PWI) Committee, along with Commissioners Mereda Davis Johnson (District 5) and Ted Terry (Super District 6), and…