Press Releases

DeKalb Announces Proposed Property Tax Increase

DECATUR, Ga. –The DeKalb County Governing Authority today announces its intention to increase 2019 property taxes this year by 4.22 percent over the rollback millage rate.

DeKalb County has seven…

DeKalb County’s 2020 Census Complete Count Committee Created

DECATUR, Ga.—The U.S. Census Bureau is required by the U.S. Constitution to conduct a count of the population every 10 years.  The population totals also affect local funding and data collected…

Fresh on DeK Mobile Farmers Market Kicks Off May 19

DECATUR, Ga. –  University of Georgia’s Cooperative Extension will launch the fourth season of Fresh on DeK, DeKalb County’s Mobile Farmers Market on Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at…

Greenglade Road Closure June 6

DECATUR, Ga. – Greenglade Road, between Chrysler Drive NE and Oak Grove Road NE, will be closed to through-traffic on Thursday, June 6, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., due to filming. Residents living in the…

DeKalb Community Organizations Rally Together For a Successful Cleanup Day

DECATUR, Ga.—The Greater Hidden Hills Community Development Corporation (GHHCDC), in partnership with DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, launched the Your Community, Your Litter –…

DeKalb Announces $20 Million Water Pressure Improvement Plan

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced a plan to resolve reported low water pressure issues in the Briarcliff and North Decatur areas. In July 2019, DeKalb County crews…

DeKalb Library Offers Fine-Free Summer -- Kids, teens not charged overdue fines from June 1 to Aug. 31

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Public Library (DCPL) will waive any overdue fines for materials in the children’s and teen’s collections during “Fine-Free Summer.”

The initiative will run from June 1…

Free Bulky Item Collection for DeKalb Residents - Schedule based on residents’ sanitation service day

DECATUR, Ga. – As part of the Operation Spring Clean Sweep 2019 campaign, the DeKalb County Sanitation Division offers free residential bulky item curbside collection every Friday and Saturday in…

DeKalb County Recreation Parks and Cultural Affairs to hold Fishing with Fathers Excursion on June 16

DECATUR, Ga. – Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a Fishing with Fathers excursion on June 16, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Center, 3787 Klondike Rd.…

DeKalb’s Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Center Celebrates National Get Outdoors Day

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs’ encourages first-time visitors to soak up the great outdoors by participating in a Fun with Fireflies hike June 8, from 7:30 to 9 p.m.,…