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DeKalb Announces Christmas Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Christmas Day on Wednesday, Dec. 25, sanitation service for residential customers will be based on the following collection schedule:

Monday, Dec. 23 – Normal…

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DeKalb Winter Break Mini Camp Starts Dec. 23

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will offer a Winter Break Day Camp, Dec. 23 – 31 and Jan. 2 - 3, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Camp will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 in…

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DeKalb CEO Proposes Public Safety Pay Increase

Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond recommended to the county Board of Commissioners a four-percent public safety salary increase. Included in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal, the raise…

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DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Expects Traffic Increase Due to SEC Championship

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) is preparing for an increase in operations Dec. 5-8 due to the NCAA SEC Championship game scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, at Mercedes Benz Stadium in…

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DeKalb Police Awarded $39,600 H.E.A.T. Enforcement Grant

DECATUR, Ga. – The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) has announced that the DeKalb County Police Department has received a Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic grant for the 2020 grant…

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DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Launches New Complaint and Flight Tracking Portal

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) has launched a new system for submitting complaints and tracking flights.

The system, called PublicVue, allows the public to view radar data for planes…

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DeKalb CEO to Propose Public Safety Pay Increase

DECATUR, Ga. – Tomorrow, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and county leaders will announce a proposal to significantly increase public safety salaries in the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.  

The…

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DeKalb Watershed Management Receives Top Award

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) was recently recognized with a top award for outstanding wastewater collection system operations.

“After many years of…

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Airport Advisory Board to Meet Dec. 9

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. at the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Administration Building, 2000 Airport Road, Chamblee, GA…

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Glenwood Road Sidewalk Ribbon Cutting Scheduled

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Glenwood Road Sidewalk project is the second phase of a three-part project. This phase adds approximately two miles of sidewalk along both sides of Glenwood Road from…