Press Releases

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond to Deliver Two State of the County Addresses

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will give his outlook for 2018 during two State of the County addresses this month.

Business leaders and other community partners are invited to a…

Briarlake Forest Park Ribbon Cutting Set for March 9

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs and District 2 Commissioner Jeff Rader will hold an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate improvements at…

Mellville Avenue Closure Alert for March 7- 8

DECATUR, Ga. – Mellville Avenue, between Bonner Street and Candler Road, will be closed to through-traffic beginning at 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 7, through 9 p.m., Thursday, March 8, to install a…

Animal Services Advisory Board Public Meeting March 20

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Animal Services Advisory Board will conduct a public board meeting on Tuesday, March 20, from 6 – 9 p.m., at the Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA…

DeKalb to Host FOG Permitting Program Workshop

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host a Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Permitting Program Workshop on Monday, March 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Department of…

Tucker’s Main Street to Close for Repairs on March 5

DECATUR, Ga. – Main Street, in Tucker, between Lawrenceville Highway and Railroad Avenue will be closed to through-traffic from Monday, March 5, through Thursday, March 8, for street repairs.

Road…

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…