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DeKalb County Mobile Career Center August Schedule

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

Oxford Road Closure Aug. 4

DECATUR, Ga. – Oxford Road NE, between North Decatur Road and Eagle Row, will be closed to through-traffic on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., to remove a leaning tree.

Road closure and…

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Water Main Repair Underway on Coventry Drive in Decatur

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are working to repair a damaged water main on the 700 block of Coventry Road in Decatur.

Crews have isolated a portion of…

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DeKalb SPLOST Citizens Oversight Committee to Meet Aug. 9

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) Citizens Oversight Committee will hold its first meeting on Thursday, Aug. 9, at 6:30 p.m., at the Manuel J. Maloof…

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DeKalb County Ethics Board Regular Meeting, Aug. 9

DECATUR, Ga.  – The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct a regular Board meeting on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, at 4 p.m. at the Central DeKalb Senior Center, second floor meeting room, 1346…

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Select DeKalb Pools Open until Sept. 3

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs announces that most county pools will close on Aug. 5. From Aug. 11 through Sept. 3, the following select pools will be open on a…

Glendale Drive Road Closure Begins Aug. 7

DECATUR, Ga. – On Tuesday, Aug. 7, a portion of Glendale Drive, near the intersection of McAfee Road, will be closed to two-way traffic to facilitate the installation of a new water distribution main…

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DeKalb Utility Customer Operations Upgrades Call System  

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County’s Utility Customer Operations Center has updated its phone and customer service system to include call back capabilities beginning Aug. 6 with a “First In Line” system by…

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DeKalb to Host Back-to-School Giveaway and Bike Rodeo

DECATUR, Ga.- DeKalb County Department of Youth Services will host a back-to-school bike rodeo on Saturday, July 28, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hills at Fairington, located at 5959 Fairington…

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DeKalb Receives Lifesaving Opioid Antidote Kits

DECATUR, Ga.—The Aetna Foundation donated $15,000 worth of Narcan kits to DeKalb County at a second annual opioid summit today in Decatur.

The Narcan kits, containing 408 doses, will be distributed…