Press Releases

Idonia Hunter Receives Keep DeKalb Beautiful’s 2018 Houston Award

LITHONIA, Ga. — Stonecrest resident Idonia Hunter is the 2018 recipient of Keep DeKalb Beautiful’s Houston Award. 

Hunter is the third recipient of the award, named after Cynthia Houston and…

DeKalb to Host Breast Cancer Run/Walk Oct. 20

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County, along with Susan G. Komen and Northlake Mall, will host its third annual DeKalb Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 20.

The route begins and ends at…

Crews Continue to Clear Fallen Tree from Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Road and Drainage crews continue to clear debris from a massive tree that fell early this afternoon across Rockbridge Road near Sheppard Road in Stone Mountain, blocking…

Downed Tree Blocks Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain

DECATUR, Ga. – A massive tree has fallen across Rockbridge Road near Sheppard Road in Stone Mountain, blocking all lanes of traffic.

DeKalb County crews are on the scene working to remove the tree.…

DeKalb County Top Three in Metro Population Growth

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County added 10,600 people in the past year, its largest single-year growth since 2000-2001, in nearly two decades. The surge brings the county’s total population to 744,530,…

DeKalb Announces Labor Day Sanitation Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 3, the DeKalb County Sanitation Division will be closed. 

Due to the holiday, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings…

Manufacturer will Replace 47,500 Water Meters in DeKalb

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved a legal settlement that will replace 47,500 iPerl water meters within the next two years. 

Kendall Supply Inc. and Sensus…

WorkSource DeKalb Launches Community Blitz SPARK Days

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb is launching Community Blitz SPARK Days at various DeKalb County schools in partnership with the South DeKalb Improvement Association and Community Guilds. Inc.

This…

Glendale Drive Road Closure Begins Aug. 22

DECATUR, Ga. – On Wednesday, Aug. 22, a portion of Glendale Drive, just south of McAfee Road, will be closed for approximately two days to two-way traffic to facilitate the installation of a new…

Crews Completing Water Main Repairs on Chamblee Dunwoody Road

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are completing repairs to a damaged six-inch water main on the 5700 block of Chamblee Dunwoody Road in Dunwoody.

Crews have…