Press Releases

CEO Thurmond Highlights Plan to End Deficit Spending

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond presented his vision to commissioners on June 6 for ending deficit spending and building the county’s fund balance.

“With the support of the Board of…

DeKalb County Extension Kicks-off Third Season of Mobile Farmers Market

DECATUR, Ga – DeKalb County Extension has launched the third season of Fresh on DeK, DeKalb County’s Mobile Farmers Market, which travels throughout the county offering fresh regionally-grown fruits…

Natural Gas Vehicle Road Rally to Visit DeKalb

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County will host a stop on the Second Annual “From Sea-to-Shining-Sea” Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Road Rally Across America on Monday, June 12 at 11 a.m. at the DeKalb County CNG…

DeKalb to host Community Clean-Up this Saturday

DECATUR, Ga. – Keep DeKalb Beautiful (KDB) community volunteers and state rep. Karla Drenner will roll up their sleeves to clean up the Scottdale community. The event will kick-off this Saturday,…

Media Advisory CEO THURMOND TO HIGHLIGHT PLAN TO END DEFICIT SPENDING

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond will present a plan to end deficit spending and build the county’s fund balance.

The plan will be presented in CEO Thurmond’s overview of the proposed…

Community Meeting Announced for Camp Creek and Leeshire Gravity Sewer Project

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host an informational community meeting on Thursday, June 8, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., to discuss a planned project to…

Section of Deepdene Park to Close for Repairs

DECATUR, Ga. – A section of Deepdene Park will be closed to repair the rock waterfall from June 19 to 30.  Additional repairs will also take place including rebuilding the trail, removing shrubs…

Community Meeting Announced for Camp Creek and Leeshire Gravity Sewer Project

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host an informational community meeting on Thursday, June 8, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., to discuss a planned project to…

Rockland Road Closure Extended until July 30

DECATUR, Ga. – The Rockland Road closure, between North Goddard Road and Klondike Road, has been extended. The road is currently closed to complete the replacement of a sewer force main and will…

Keep DeKalb Beautiful Hosting Rain Barrel Workshop

DECATUR, Ga. – Keep DeKalb Beautiful will host a rain barrel workshop on Wednesday, June 7, at 6:30 p.m., located at Mason Mill Park, 1340 McConnell Drive, Decatur. The session will use kits and…