Press Releases

DeKalb Senate Delegation Supports Frontline Pay for 1,000 Poll Workers

Thursday, June 11, the DeKalb County Senate Delegation voted unanimously to ask DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond to provide frontline pay to 1,000 DeKalb County poll workers.

CEO Thurmond immediately…

DeKalb County Magistrate Court Criminal Division Goes 100 Percent Virtual

DeKalb Chief Magistrate Berryl A. Anderson announced today that in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, she has taken additional steps toward protecting the health and safety of employees and law…

DeKalb Partners with State Agriculture Department to Give Away 2,400 Boxes of Produce and Sausage

DeKalb County Government continues to mitigate food insecurity with a second monthly food distribution event scheduled for this weekend.

On Saturday, June 6, the county will host three drive-thru…

Registration Now Open for DeKalb Police Athletic League Virtual Summer Camp

Registration is now open for the inaugural DeKalb County Police Athletic League (P.A.L.) Plus Unit Virtual Summer Academy. The free program, created for youth ages 5-18, will run June 8 to July 31, 9…

DeKalb Plans Second Food Distribution

DeKalb County Government has implemented a comprehensive strategy to mitigate food insecurity by hosting monthly community food distribution events and significantly increasing the Atlanta Community…

DeKalb Emergency Management Agency Launches COVID-19 Summer Relief Outreach Program

DeKalb Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) will distribute cloth masks, hand sanitizer and a limited supply of food weekly in June.

This is part of DEMA’s mission to provide temporary relief during…

DeKalb County Announces Human Services Grant Application Period

The DeKalb County Human Services Department announces the beginning of its 2020-2021 Human Services grant cycle.  A virtual public meeting will be held on June 15, at 10 a.m. to provide…

DeKalb County Kicks Off Fresh on DeK Mobile Farmers Market

DeKalb County Extension announces the sixth season of Fresh on DeK, DeKalb County’s Mobile Farmers Market, which travels throughout the county offering nutrition education and fresh grown fruits and…

DeKalb Completes Glendale Water Main Replacement Project

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has completed the construction of the Glendale water main. This was a replacement project to install a new eight-inch water main and a new 36-…

DeKalb County Property Appraisal Notices to be Mailed May 29

DeKalb County property appraisal notices for 2020 are scheduled to be mailed on May 29, 2020.

While the office remains closed to public access, staff will be accessible by telephone and email via…