Press Releases

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Midway Road Closure July 27

DECATUR, Ga. – Midway Road, from Columbia Drive to Dorothy Drive, will be closed to through-traffic on Friday, July 27, from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., due to filming. Residents living in the neighborhood…

DeKalb Hosts Second National Opioid Summit

DECATUR, Ga. – With the menace of opioids ravaging communities across the country, DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson is hosting the second annual National Opioid Summit at the Porter Sanford…

DeKalb Financial Outlook Improves to ‘Positive’

DECATUR, Ga.—Two major credit agencies—Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings—both have revised DeKalb County’s financial outlook from stable to positive.

Additionally, Moody’s assigned DeKalb…

Parks Citizen Advisory Board to Meet July 24

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb Parks Citizen Advisory Board Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 24, at 6 p.m., at the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Headquarters, 1950 West Exchange Place, Tucker…