Press Releases

DeKalb Announces Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 18, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised collection…

Airport Advisory Board to Meet Jan. 11

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 11, at 5:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/99355202202?pwd=…

Commissioner Larry Johnson to Host Panel Seeking Solutions for Drag Racing in DeKalb County

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson will host a virtual panel discussion regarding illegal street racing on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, from 6 to 7 p.m.   

Commissioner Johnson will…

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections Update

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) resumed counting on Jan. 6, at 11:30 a.m., at 4380 Memorial Drive in Decatur.

Outstanding ballots include provisional ballots and absentee…

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections Prepares for Jan. 5 Runoff Election  

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) is ready for what is slated to be a historic runoff on Jan. 5, when voters will decide two U.S. Senate seats from Georgia and the Georgia Public…

DeKalb Parks Announces First Participant to Complete Junior Ranger Program

A nine-year-old DeKalb County resident has become the  first participant to the Junior Ranger Program, created by the DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs. The…

Statement from DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond

“On behalf of the Board of Commissioners, the employees and residents of DeKalb County, I express our deepest sympathy and offer our prayers to the family and friends of Police Sgt. Daniel Mobley who…

Judge Vincent Crawford Reappointed as Chief Judge of Juvenile Court

The Superior Court judges, under the leadership of Chief Judge Asha Jackson, has approved the reappointment of Judge Vincent Crawford as chief judge of Juvenile Court for another two-year term. The…

DeKalb Launches Mobile Wellness Units to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond and Dr. S. Elizabeth Ford, district health director, announced the launch of two step vans funded with federal CARES Act money that will be owned and deployed by…

DeKalb Watershed Crews Complete Repairs to Damaged Fire Hydrant in Rock Springs Community

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews have completed repairs to a 6-inch-diameter water pipe in the Rock Springs community which was damaged when a fire hydrant was hit by a…