Press Releases

DeKalb County Ethics Board Regular Meeting, June 21

DECATUR, Ga.  – The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct a regular board meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 4 p.m. at the Central DeKalb Senior Center, second floor meeting room, 1346…

DeKalb Announces Proposed Property Tax Increase

DECATUR, Ga. –The DeKalb County Governing Authority today announces its intention to increase 2018 property taxes this year by 24.42 percent over the rollback millage rate.

DeKalb County has seven…

DeKalb Shreds 24 Tons of Paper

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division collected and processed 24.12 tons of paper during the paper shredding event held on Saturday, June 9, at the Sanitation Division’s Central…

CEO Thurmond Presents FY2018 Midyear Budget Amendment

DECATUR, Ga.–Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond presented the FY2018 midyear budget amendment to the Board of Commissioners.

The overall operating budget is $1.2 billion. With the support of…

I-285 Reopens After Joint Public Safety Response

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Office of Public Safety provided onsite emergency response assistance after a tractor trailer hauling livestock overturned on the ramp from Interstate 285 to…

Baby Box Program Addresses Infant Death

Decatur, Ga. - The Office of Youth Services is sponsoring the Baby Box program, designed to work with parents to reduce the infant mortality rate in DeKalb.

The next class is scheduled for…

DeKalb to Partner with Brannon Hill for Community Cleanup

Clarkston, GA- Keep DeKalb Beautiful will partner with residents of Brannon Hill Condominium to host a second Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, June 23, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will be…

DeKalb Homeowners will Receive $660 Million Property Tax Cut

DECATUR, Ga. – For the next six years, DeKalb County homeowners will receive an estimated $110 million annually in property tax relief. The $660 million tax cut is the result of the passage of two…

DeKalb County Mobile Career Center June Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb announces its Mobile Career Center schedule for June. The center will be stationed at locations throughout the county to help put DeKalb residents back to work.

The…

State Senate District 41 Election Recount Results

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections announced the results of the recount of the Georgia State Senate District 41 race, which appeared on the May 22 general election…