Press Releases

DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson to Host Virtual National Night Out

DECATUR, Ga.- DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson will host the first ever virtual National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, 6 p.m.

All across the country, communities have observed the…

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Awards Drug Treatment Grant to Juvenile Court

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Juvenile Court was awarded $44,563 from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to implement a Family Treatment Court. 

This funding will expand the services of the…

DeKalb to hold Second Virtual Master Plan Meeting for Rowland Road Property

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a second virtual public meeting on Thursday, Aug. 6, at 6 p.m., to discuss the master plan for a…

DeKalb Police Athletic League to Hold Socially Distant Backpack Giveaway

DECATUR, Ga. – On Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, the DeKalb County Police Athletic League (P.A.L.) Plus Unit will host a free drive-up backpack giveaway. Although DeKalb County schools will begin virtually…

DeKalb to Host Back-to-School Food Distribution

DECATUR— On Saturday, Aug. 1, DeKalb County will host a food distribution event at three drive-thru locations at which 2,400 DeKalb residents will receive one 20-pound box of fruit and vegetables and…

850 Youth Complete Inaugural DeKalb Virtual Career Academy

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County will celebrate the end of the DeKalb Virtual Career Academy’s, inaugural summer youth employment program, on Friday, July 31, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.  The…

DeKalb Distributing 20,000 Masks and Signage to Small Businesses

DECATUR, Ga.—Tomorrow, as part of its ongoing “Stop the Spread” campaign, DeKalb County will begin distributing 20,000 masks to local small businesses to encourage them to implement a “No Mask, No…

DeKalb Distributing 20,000 Masks to Small Businesses

DECATUR, Ga.—As part of its ongoing “Stop the Spread” campaign, DeKalb County will distribute 20,000 masks to local small businesses to encourage them to implement a “No Mask, No Service” policy.

On…

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw to Host Community Breakfast Zoom Meeting

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County District 4 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host his second Quarterly in the Fourth community breakfast meeting this year via Zoom on Saturday, July 25, from 9 to 11 a.m.…

Malone Drive Closure to Begin July 27

DECATUR, Ga. – On Monday, July 27, Malone Drive will be closed for construction from Peachtree Industrial Boulevard (SR 141) and a detour will be in place. Local traffic will have access to Malone…