Press Releases

DeKalb Parks Summer Food Program Applications Open Until May 17

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is seeking sites to participate in the Summer Food Service Program from June 3 to July 19. The Summer Food Service Program is a U.S…

4th Annual Neon 5K Fun Run Cancelled

DECATUR, Ga.–The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs has cancelled the 4th Annual Neon 5K Fun Run scheduled for Saturday, March 9, due to pending forecast of inclement weather.…

Browns Mill Recreation Center to Host Health and Wellness Education Spring Fest Fair

DECATUR, Ga.— DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs' Browns Mill Recreation Center, in partnership with Zeta Sorority, Inc, Iota Eta Zeta Chapter and the DeKalb MLK Jr. Cluster schools…

Keep DeKalb Beautiful to Host Rain Barrel Workshop

DECATUR, Ga. – Keep DeKalb Beautiful will host a rain barrel workshop on Saturday, March 30, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Dunwoody Community Garden in Brook Run Park, 4700 N. Peachtree Road,…

DeKalb Cooperative Extension Announces Gardening Class for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will host "Adding Color to your Garden” as part of the 2019 Gardening in Georgia Series. The class will be held on March 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.…

DeKalb County Mobile Career Center March Schedule

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

DeKalb CEO Names Three MARTA Board Nominees

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has nominated three county residents to serve on the MARTA board of directors.

“DeKalb’s nominees are dedicated civic and community leaders who have…

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to Hire for Seasonal Summer Employment

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is accepting applications for seasonal summer employment opportunities such as food monitors, camp counselors, recreation…

DeKalb to Demolish Abandoned Stone Mountain Property

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County is set to demolish an abandoned and dilapidated Stone Mountain property, the first demolition for the 2019 calendar year.

At the beginning of 2017, CEO Michael Thurmond…

DeKalb County Adopts Fiscal Year 2019 Budget

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners adopted CEO Michael Thurmond’s proposed $1.3 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2019 that includes a $112 million rainy-day fund and…