Press Releases

DeKalb to Demolish 82nd Property this Year

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County is on track to exceed its demolition goal for 2019 and will demolish the 82nd residential property this year. DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has enhanced county…

‘New Year, New You’ Event for DeKalb County Seniors Set for Dec. 13

DECATUR, Ga. – Seniors in DeKalb County will be getting some valuable keys as an early Christmas gift. While these keys won’t unlock a new car, they will unlock beneficial information that will get…

DeKalb Free Bulky Item Curbside Collection Begins Nov. 22

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will offer free residential bulky item curbside collection from Nov. 22, 2019, through Dec. 21, 2019.

Residents within the Sanitation Division’s…

DeKalb Awards Grants to Support 58 Local Nonprofits

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Human Services Department’s 2019 Grant Program will support 58 local nonprofits and provide approximately $851,000 in funding.

“The Human Services Department is…

DeKalb to Participate in Census Pledge Week

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County Government is participating in Census Pledge Week, Dec. 1 through Dec. 8, 2019, to encourage DeKalb residents to pledge to count everyone in their households. If every…

DeKalb Announces Thanksgiving Sanitation Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 28, sanitation collection service for residential customers will be based on the following revised collection schedule:

Monday, Nov…

DeKalb Recommends Emergency Ambulance Service Provider

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Board of Commissioners received a recommendation on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, to enter into a five-year contract with American Medical Response, an emergency ambulance…

DeKalb County to Host ‘A Taste of Memorial Drive’ on Saturday

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County will host “A Taste of Memorial Drive” on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s conference center, 495 N. Indian Creek Dr.,…

DeKalb Commissioners Approve Equal Justice Initiative Historical Markers

DECATUR, Ga.—The Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the resolution sponsored by Commissioner Larry Johnson to erect two Equal Justice Initiative historical markers to contextualize lynchings…

DeKalb Improving Storm Water Management with $2 Million Pond Maintenance Program

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has launched a program to enhance maintenance of the county’s 950 stormwater drainage ponds. Over the next year, contractors will leverage $2 million…