Press Releases

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to hold Spring Break Mini Camp

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold a Spring Break Mini Camp April 3-7 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

The cost of camp is $10 for a day of activities for…

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs to Hire for Seasonal Summer Employment

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs is accepting applications for numerous seasonal summer employment opportunities such as summer food monitors, camp counselors,…

DeKalb to Host Spring Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Event

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will host a biannual household hazardous waste recycling event Saturday, March 25, 2017, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the Sanitation Division’s Central…

Rockland Road between North Goddard and Klondike Roads

LITHONIA, Ga. – Rockland Road, between North Goddard and Klondike roads, will be closed to through traffic beginning Monday, March 20, at 7 a.m., through Tuesday, June 20, at 7 p.m., to facilitate…

DeKalb Watershed Management to Host Industrial Pretreatment Workshop on March 24

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) will host an Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) Stakeholder Workshop on Friday, March 24, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at 4572…

DeKalb to host Free Two-Day Career-Readiness Expo for Youth

DECATUR, Ga. – WorkSource DeKalb will host its 2017 “Youth ROCK! EXPOsed,” April 3-4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., located at Georgia Piedmont Technical College Conference Center, 495 North Indian Creek…

Water Main Break Closes Beech Drive

DECATUR, Ga. – Beech Drive at Memorial Drive is expected to be closed approximately three weeks due to damage to a 36-inch water main.

Contractors installing fiber optic cables damaged the water…

Beech Drive at Memorial Drive

DECATUR, Ga. – Beech Drive at Memorial Drive is closed due to damage to a 36-inch water main which has caused a large cave-in at the intersection of the two roads.

Contractors installing fiber optic…

DeKalb Reminds Residents of Drought Restrictions

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) urges residents to continue to comply with state-mandated water restrictions as a result of its Level 2 drought status.

“We…

DeKalb CEO Fills Key Positions

DECATUR, Ga.— DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond announces the hiring of an intergovernmental affairs manager, chief communications officer, external affairs manager and policy analyst.

Delores Crowell has…