Press Releases

DeKalb County Outlines Plans for Recount Effort

DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb VRE) announces its plan to electronically recount more than 373,000 votes by the state-mandated timeline of Dec. 2, 2020. 

As with the recent…

DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections to Meet Monday, Nov. 30

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business, previously scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, will be held on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020…

DeKalb County Ethics Board Meeting, Dec. 2, 2020

The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct a board meeting on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.  The meeting will be held via Zoom (details below).

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Pendergrast Park Virtual Groundbreaking Ceremony Set for Dec. 4

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a virtual groundbreaking ceremony for a new playground, parking lot and landscaping at Pendergrast Park, 1996 Chrysler…

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson Unites With Pastor William Murphy to Distribute 500 Thanksgiving Food Boxes to DeKalb Families

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is proud to partner with Pastor William Murphy and The dReam Center Church of Atlanta to distribute 500 food boxes to DeKalb County families for…

Commissioner Larry Johnson to Host Annual Day of Service

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson will host his annual day of service event, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.   

The Annual Day of Service is day filled with…

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson Allocates $10,000 in CARES ACT Funding to Feed Veterans and Military Families

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has allocated $10,000 in District 7 Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Atlanta Food Bank to assist Soldiers…

DeKalb Partners with Walmart to Provide Thanksgiving Turkeys and Ham for Needy Families

DeKalb County Government is partnering with Walmart to provide $20 gift cards for turkey or ham during its monthly food distribution event on Saturday, Nov. 21.

“Even during a pandemic, we have much…

DeKalb County Public Library and We Love BuHi Present the ‘Human Library Project: Voices of a Highway’

DeKalb County Public Library has partnered with We Love BuHi Inc. to present the Human Library Project.

This year’s theme is “Voices of a Highway: At the Heart of Atlanta’s Immigrant Stories.” Lily…

A Statement by DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond

This morning a serious allegation about a “9,626 vote error in the DeKalb County hand count” was made on social media by David Shafer, chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. I immediately…