Press Releases

DeKalb Begins Repaving Worst Roads

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb County began repaving more than 300 miles of the worst streets and roads with funding generated from the one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) approved…

DeKalb Invests $8 Million in Public Safety Equipment

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced that the county has invested $8 million to purchase public safety vehicles and emergency equipment. The funding was generated from the one-…

DeKalb to Begin SPLOST Resurfacing Project

DECATUR, Ga. – Tomorrow, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will kick off the first paving project using funding generated by Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), a measure approved by…

DeKalb Unveils “Penny Power” SPLOST Public Education Campaign

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond unveiled a new public education campaign created to provide transparency, accountability and awareness of the county’s progress on Special Purpose…

Fresh on DeK Annual Season Ends

DECATUR, Ga.–DeKalb County Cooperative Extension will celebrate the end of its successful fourth season of Fresh on DeK, DeKalb County’s Mobile Farmers Market, with a Fall Harvest Festival on…

Animal Services Providing Free Dog Leashes at Fire Stations

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Animal Services and Enforcement is offering free dog leashes to pet owners in an attempt to reduce the number of calls it receives about stray and roaming dogs.

Animal…

Maloof Administration Building Closed Due to Power Outage

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County’s Maloof Administration Building, located at 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Ga., is closed for the rest of the day due to a Georgia Power outage in the area.

The Clark…

Water Main Repair Underway on Holly Bank Circle

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are working to repair a damaged six-inch water main on the 1400 block of Holly Bank Circle in Dunwoody.

Crews have isolated…

DeKalb County’s Solicitor-General Office Announces ‘DeKalb Stars’

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Solicitor-General Donna Coleman-Stribling announces this year’s “DeKalb Stars” participating in the second annual Dancing with the DeKalb Stars, a domestic violence…

Water Main Repair Underway on Holly Bank Circle

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) crews are working to repair a damaged six-inch water main on the 1400 block of Holly Bank Circle in Dunwoody.

Crews have isolated…