Press Releases

Positive Rabies Case Reported in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. — On Feb. 23, a raccoon was captured in the 3200 block of Covington Highway and later tested positive for rabies.

Rabies is a disease that affects the brain. It´s usually passed from…

Watershed to Host Backflow Prevention Workshop

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host a Backflow Prevention Program Workshop on Wednesday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Department of Watershed…

DeKalb County Adopts Fiscal Year 2018 Budget

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners adopted CEO Michael Thurmond’s proposed $1.2 billion budget for 2018 that ends deficit spending and creates a $75 million rainy day fund…

DeKalb Collects 7,000 Rolls of Toilet Paper

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County employees, students and residents teamed up with a local teenager in her mission to collect toilet paper for the homeless.

Approximately 7,000 rolls of toilet paper were…

North Goddard Road Detour Begins Today

DECATUR, Ga. – North Goddard Road between Rockland Road and Klondike Road, will be closed intermittently to through-traffic beginning Monday, February 26, through Monday, July 2, to facilitate the…

Commissioner Larry Johnson to Hold Public Safety Town Hall Meeting

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County District 3 Commissioner Larry Johnson is hosting a Public Safety Town Hall Meeting to allow residents to discuss various public safety issues and needs in their…

Crews to Repair Water Main Along DeKalb Industrial Way

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management crews are scheduled to cut service to a portion of a 30-inch water main at DeKalb Industrial Way and East Ponce de Leon Road around noon…

Grease, Disposable Diapers and Wipes to Blame for Recent Sewer Spill

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Watershed crews are cleaning up a Feb. 18 sewer spill in a Clarkston lake and are continuing remediation and restoration efforts.

The spill, at a lake on Cleavemark Drive…

Significant Progress Made to Address Water Billing Issues in DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced significant progress in addressing the problems in the county’s water billing process to include:


Less than 1,300 bills, or 96…

Registration Open for DeKalb Returning Citizens Career Readiness Expo

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb and Georgia Piedmont Technical College are partnering to host the annual Returning Citizens Career Readiness Expo on Wednesday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at…