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Dekalb County

Maloof Administration Building Closed Due to Power Outage

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County’s Maloof Administration Building, located at 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Ga., is closed for the rest of the day due to a Georgia Power outage in the area.

The Clark…

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Water Main Repair Underway on Holly Bank Circle

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are working to repair a damaged six-inch water main on the 1400 block of Holly Bank Circle in Dunwoody.

Crews have isolated…

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DeKalb County’s Solicitor-General Office Announces ‘DeKalb Stars’


DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Solicitor-General Donna Coleman-Stribling announces this year’s “DeKalb Stars” participating in the second annual Dancing with the DeKalb Stars, a domestic violence…

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Water Main Repair Underway on Holly Bank Circle

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are working to repair a damaged six-inch water main on the 1400 block of Holly Bank Circle in Dunwoody.

Crews have isolated…

CERT training in DeKalb

Free Emergency Response Training Available for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is hosting two free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training workshops.

The first nine-week workshop begins Sept. 18 and will…

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DeKalb County to Recognize 9/11 Anniversary

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Fire Rescue and Police Departments will honor the 9/11 anniversary on Tuesday, Sept. 11, at 8:46 a.m. in the courtyard at 1950 West Exchange Place, Tucker.

In case…

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Positive Rabies Case Reported in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. — On Sept. 1, 2018, a raccoon was captured in the 1100 block of North Carter Road and later tested positive for rabies.

This year, there have been 12 positive raccoon rabies incidents…

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DeKalb County Mobile Career Center September Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb announces its Mobile Career Center schedule for September. The center will be stationed at locations throughout DeKalb County to help put DeKalb County citizens back…

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DeKalb Emergency Management Agency Announces National Preparedness Month

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is encouraging residents and business owners to prepare themselves and their families during September as part of National Preparedness…

DeKalb Public Safety Staffing Levels Increase

DECATUR, Ga. – At today’s DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole meeting, DeKalb County Public Safety Director Jack Lumpkin announced that staffing levels in police, fire and 911…