Press Releases

DeKalb Planning and Sustainability Department to Plant Trees in East Atlanta

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Planning and Sustainability, along with Trees Atlanta and the East Atlanta Community Association will plant 20 trees on Jan. 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at…

DeKalb County Public Library Named Library of the Year

DECATUR, Ga. – The Georgia Public Library Service has named the DeKalb County Public Library as Georgia’s Public Library of the Year. DeKalb was recognized for offering public programming that…

DeKalb County to Host 35th Annual MLK Celebration

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County will present its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration program, “King’s Vision: Humanity Tied in a Single Garment of Destiny,” Friday, Jan. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p…

DeKalb SPLOST Funds Additional 50 Police Vehicles

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Board of Commissioners has approved $1.86 million to purchase an additional 50 new patrol vehicles for DeKalb County Police Department. The funding was generated from the…

West Nancy Creek Drive Water Main Repairs Completed

DECATUR, Ga.— Repairs to a six-inch water main on West Nancy Creek Drive have been completed.

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews isolated the break and repaired the damage pipe.…

Parks Citizens Advisory Board to Meet Jan. 22

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m. at the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Headquarters, 1950 West Exchange Place, Tucker,…

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs, Park Advisory Committee to Meet Jan. 16

DECATUR, Ga.— The Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs Advisory Committee’s meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m., at the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Headquarters, 1950 West Exchange…

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to Host Father Daughter Dance

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Affairs will host a Father-Daughter Dance at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta, GA 30306…

Water Main Break Affecting Customers on West Nancy Creek Drive

DECATUR, Ga.— Approximately 40 homes are without service due to a 6-inch water main break on West Nancy Creek Drive.

DeKalb County crews are onsite and are working to repair the break. Repairs are…

Lorraine Cochran-Johnson to Take Oath of Office

DECATUR, Ga. – Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, recently elected to represent Super District 7 on the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, will take the oath of office during a ceremony on Jan. 4, 2019, at…