Press Releases

Update on General Primary Election and Absentee Ballots

On Thursday, April 9, 2020, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger postponed the May 19, 2020, presidential preference primary, special election, general primary and general nonpartisan…

DeKalb County Traffic Court Suspends Nonessential Hearings

In accordance with the mandate from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Chief Justice Harold Melton, DeKalb County Superior Court Chief Judge Asha Jackson has issued an order suspending all nonessential…

DeKalb COVID-19 Town Hall to Address Racial Disparities in Infection Rates and Deaths

A panel of medical and psychiatric experts are prepared to tackle tough questions and issues during DeKalb County’s third COVID-19 virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, April 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.…

DeKalb COVID-19 Task Force to Host Town Hall Meeting

Radio and television personality Frank Ski will moderate DeKalb County’s third COVID-19 virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, April 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Ski, host of a morning show on V103,…

DeKalb Parks to Serve Snacks During Spring Break

DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will provide nutritional snacks to children during spring break week, Monday, April 6, through Friday, April 10, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., at the following…

DeKalb County Public Library to Host Emergency Blood Drives for the American Red Cross

DeKalb County Public Library is partnering with the American Red Cross to host several emergency blood drives during the month of April.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, blood donations are critically…

DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond Forms COVID-19 Task Force

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has formed a COVID-19 Strategic Task Force.  

Driven by science and medical expertise, the task force will provide professional, technical and strategic…

DeKalb CEO Thurmond Issues Stay-at-Home Executive Order

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, March 27, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond updated the county’s state of emergency with a stay-at-home order for DeKalb County in response to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.…

DeKalb Urges Citizens to Keep Paper Towels, Wipes Out of Pipes

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management is reminding citizens to keep items like paper towels, sanitizing wipes or “flushable” wipes out of the sewer system.

As a result of the COVID-19…

DeKalb Parks to Temporarily Close Facilities, Playgrounds and Suspend Programming

Due to the current public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, DeKalb Parks has temporarily closed the Sugar Creek Golf and Tennis Center, the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and…