Press Releases

DeKalb Youth Track and Field Registration Now Open

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs has opened registration for youth track-and-field.  

The registration fee is $40 per participant.…

DeKalb Survey to Study Blighted Properties

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Community Development Department is surveying unincorporated areas of the county in an effort to eradicate blight and revitalize properties. Last week, the county…

Sugar Creek Golf and Tennis Center Closed

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs’ Sugar Creek Golf Course and Tennis Center, located at 2706 Bouldercrest Road, Atlanta, GA 30316 are currently…

DeKalb Seeks Input on Parks Master Plan

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a series of public meetings to update its 10-year comprehensive master plan. The first meeting will be…

DeKalb Horticulture Homeowners Classes Now Open

DECATUR, GA – DeKalb County Cooperative Extension announces its 2020 Horticulture Homeowners Classes. The classes will be held at DeKalb County Cooperative Extension in the Dekalb County Training…

DeKalb’s Board of Commissioners Elect 2020 Leadership

Today, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to elect Commissioner Steve Bradshaw as the board’s presiding officer. Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson was elected deputy…

DeKalb Cooperative Extension Announces Plant Sale

DeKalb Cooperative Extension announces its annual Plant Sale and will accept orders Jan. 10 through March 6, 2020. Several varieties of plants are available including azaleas, blueberries, hydrangeas…

DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market Applications Open

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension is calling for applications for DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market Fresh on DeK stops for the 2020 calendar year. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 14, 2020.…

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

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised collection…

DeKalb County Mobile Career Center January Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb announces its Mobile Career Center schedule for January. The center will be stationed at locations throughout DeKalb County to help put DeKalb County citizens back to…