Press Releases

DeKalb County Receives Grant for Biogas Feasibility Study

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM), CEO Michael Thurmond and commissioners accepted a $25,000 grant from Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA). The award…

DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond to Launch Operation Clean Sweep

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond will kick off the Operation Clean Sweep blight reduction initiative on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at 8 a.m. at Wade Walker Park, located at 5585 Rockbridge…

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond to Deliver State of the County Address

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond to Deliver
State of the County Address

DECATUR, Ga. – Citizens, business leaders and other community stakeholders are invited to hear the outlook for 2017 during…

DeKalb Approves 2017 Budget CEO addresses priorities of water billing, blight and employment

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s 2017 operating budget of $1.3 billion, which funds DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond’s top priorities of water billing,…

Crews Complete Successful Test of Water Main in Tucker/Northlake Area

Crews Complete Successful Test of Water Main in Tucker/Northlake Area

DECATUR, Ga.—During a preliminary test on Feb. 24, the DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management (DWM) successfully…

Road Closure Clifton Road between Gambrell Drive/Fishburne Drive and Uppergate Drive/Woodruff Circle

DECATUR, Ga. – Clifton Road, between Gambrell Drive/Fishburne Drive and Uppergate Drive/Woodruff Circle, will be closed to through traffic beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, March 3, 2017, through 5 a.m.…

Commissioners Extend Moratorium on Certain Special Land Use Permits

DECATUR, Ga.—The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted to extend a moratorium on certain special land use permits (SLUPs) to May 23.

Originally adopted on Jan. 26, 2016, the moratorium covers…

DeKalb to Host Spring Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Event

DeKalb to Host Spring Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Event

Participation free for DeKalb County residents

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Road Closure Donegal Court between Brown Road and Lake Erin Drive

DECATUR, Ga. – Donegal Court, between Brown Road and Lake Erin Drive, will be closed to through traffic beginning at 6:30 a.m. until 9 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2017, to facilitate a large crane…

Road Closure West Howard Avenue/DeKalb Avenue NE between Paden Circle and Ridgecrest Road NE

DECATUR, Ga. – West Howard Avenue/DeKalb Avenue NE, between Paden Circle and Ridgecrest Road NE, will be closed to through traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, through 7 a.m. Saturday…