Press Releases

Crews Working To Contain Sewer Spill in Lithonia Area

DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County workers and emergency contractor crews currently are working to contain a major sewer spill at Snapfinger Creek in the unincorporated Lithonia area.

The spill, near…

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 Sept. 5 and will be…

Mobile Career Unit Out of Service for Repair

DECATUR, Ga. – The WorkSource DeKalb Mobile Career Unit is out of service for repair. The mobile unit is anticipated to resume service on Aug. 24.

The mobile unit brings job assistance to residents…

Community Meeting Planned for Clarkston Water Main Relocation Project

DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host an informational community meeting to discuss impending construction activities and traffic impacts related to the…

Nancy Creek Sewer Spill Contained

DECATUR, Ga. — A major sewer spill near Mill Creek Road in the Nancy Creek Basin in Brookhaven has been contained. County inspectors discovered that a 10-inch diameter pipe compromised by soil…

DeKalb Reports Major Sewer Spill in Nancy Creek Tributary

DECATUR, Ga.—A major sewer spill was reported Aug. 17 by DeKalb County to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

The spill occurred in a tributary…

DeKalb Launches Entrepreneurial Training Program

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County is launching a new micro-enterprise training program to help provide aspiring entrepreneurs in the county access to training, coaching and support services designed to…

Rockland Road Roundabout Closure Begins Aug. 21

DECATUR, Ga.  – The roundabout intersecting Rockland and Klondike roads, will be closed to through traffic intermittently beginning Monday, Aug. 21, through Friday, Aug. 25, to facilitate…

DeKalb Animal Shelter Participating in Nationwide “Clear the Shelter” Event

DECATUR, Ga. – On Saturday, Aug. 19, DeKalb County Animal Services will join more than 700 shelters across the country for the national “Clear the Shelters” fee-waived adoption event.

In addition to…

DeKalb to Release an Additional 3,500 Water Bills

DECATUR, Ga.–Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced an additional 3,500 held water bills will be released during the week of Aug. 14. Earlier, Thurmond announced 5,000 held bills were…