Press Releases

WorkSource DeKalb Announces Workforce Wednesday

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb will host its “Workforce Wednesday” event on Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation, 2500 Clairmont Road, Atlanta…

DeKalb Announces Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will run one day late through…

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…