Press Releases

Parks Citizens Advisory Board to Meet Nov. 19

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m. at the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Headquarters, 1950 West Exchange Place, Tucker,…

DeKalb County Reopens Warming Centers

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County will reopen two warming centers for citizens to use overnight as temperatures are expected to be below freezing. The following stations will open from Wednesday, Nov. 13…

DeKalb County Opens Warming Centers

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County will open two warming centers for citizens to use overnight as temperatures are expected to be below freezing. The following stations will open Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m…

Comanche Drive Water Main Repairs Completed

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews have completed repairs on a 6-inch water main on Comanche Drive.

Extensive repairs included installing and reconnecting new pipe…

Water Main Repairs Underway on Comanche Drive

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews are in the process of making repairs on a 6-inch water main on Comanche Drive.

More extensive repairs are required to…

Water Main Repairs Underway on Comanche Drive

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews are in the process of making repairs on a 6-inch water main on Comanche Drive.

Approximately 20 residential customers on…

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond’s Statement on the Nov. 5 Ethics Vote

DECATUR, Ga.--“The DeKalb voters have spoken. The focus now shifts back to the General Assembly where the legislative process begins anew. DeKalb’s State House and Senate delegations must craft…

DeKalb to Deploy New Sanitation Collection Trucks in December

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will deploy 46 new automated side loader (ASL) sanitation collection trucks by December 2019. Operated by a single driver, the technologically…

Scott Boulevard Water Main Replacement Project Update

DECATUR, Ga. – Lane closures along Scott Boulevard/ Lawrenceville Highway, between DeKalb Industrial Way and Jordan Lane, have been extended until Nov. 16.

The right eastbound traffic lane along…

Victims of Plane Crash in DeKalb County Identified

DECATUR, Ga.—The DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the two victims of the plane crash that occurred Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

The victims were identified as Leslie Csanyi Jr.,…