Press Releases

CEO Thurmond Selects Joseph Lumpkin as New Head of Public Safety for DeKalb County

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond announced the selection of Joseph “Jack” H. Lumpkin to be the new deputy chief operating officer of public safety for DeKalb County, effective Jan.…

DeKalb Meets Important Consent Decree Deadline

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced today that the county has met an important consent decree deadline. Beginning immediately, all new sewer connections will be certified by a…

Free Christmas Tree Collection for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division announces free Christmas tree curbside collection service for county residents from Dec. 26, 2017, through Jan. 12, 2018.

Trees will be collected…

DeKalb Announces Christmas Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Christmas Day on Monday, Dec. 25, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised collection…

Lou Walker Senior Center Hosts Kwanzaa Program

DECATUR, Ga. – The Lou Walker Senior Center African-American History Class invites the community to join its Kwanzaa celebration on Thursday, Dec. 28, at 2:30 p.m., located at 2538 Panola Road in…

Free Emergency Response Training Available for DeKalb Residents

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) is hosting two free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training classes.

The first nine-week class begins on Thursday, Jan. 4,…

CEO Thurmond to Give Sewer Consent Decree Update, Dec. 19

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will detail progress made toward fulfilling the sewer consent decree on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 6:30 p.m., at Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library, 5234 Lavista…

DeKalb Announces Christmas Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Christmas Day on Monday, Dec. 25, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will be based on a revised collection…

DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee Meeting Dec. 15

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Audit Oversight Committee will meet on Friday, Dec. 15, at noon, at the Maloof Building, fifth floor, Board of Commissioners’ conference room, 1300 Commerce Drive,…

DeKalb Eliminates Deficit Spending, Projects $75 Million Rainy Day Fund

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond fulfilled a promise made in January to usher in a new era of government transparency and financial accountability by proposing a FY2018 budget free of…