Press Releases

DeKalb Juvenile Court Probation Paints Barriers to Beauty with Keep DeKalb Beautiful

DECATUR, Ga. — In celebration of the Great American Cleanup, DeKalb County Juvenile Court Probation hosted its second Barriers To Beauty program, in partnership with Keep DeKalb Beautiful, on April 3…

CEO Thurmond to Give Second Consent Decree Update April 10

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will provide a consent decree update at the Tuesday, April 10, Board of Commissioners meeting. This is the second public update on the progress…

Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Committee Hosting Commemoration at Stone Mountain Park

DECATUR, Ga. – To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Committee will host a “Let Freedom Ring” bell ringing ceremony…

DeKalb Announces Third Annual Poetry Slam

DECATUR, Ga. – In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host its third annual Poetry Slam on Friday, April 27, at 7 p.m., located at…

DeKalb County Trains Citizens in Bleeding Control

DECATUR, Ga. – Last week, DeKalb Emergency Management Agency and DeKalb Fire Rescue Reserve trained 160 participants at DeKalb Fire Rescue Headquarters on traumatic bleeding control as part of the…

DeKalb County Mobile Career Center April Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb announces its Mobile Career Center schedule for April. The center will be stationed at locations throughout DeKalb County to help put DeKalb County citizens back to…

DeKalb CEO Thurmond Appoints Two New Directors

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has appointed new directors to lead WorkSource DeKalb and Facilities Management.

Theresa Austin-Gibbons has been appointed to serve as director of…

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond to Deliver State of the County Address

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will deliver an evening State of the County address to the community tonight, Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m., at the Lou Walker Senior Center, 2538…

DeKalb Preserves Historic County Farm

DECATUR, Ga. — On Tuesday, March 13, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and the Board of Commissioners authorized funding to stabilize the historic Lyon Farm.  The property contains a historic…

Deadline Extended to Apply for Record Restriction Ahead of Job Fair and Summit

DECATUR, Ga. — The deadline to apply for record restriction in advance of the DeKalb County job fair and record restriction summit has been extended to March 30. The job fair and summit is in…