Press Releases

DeKalb Announces 2016 Thanksgiving Holiday Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

DeKalb Announces 2016 Thanksgiving Holiday Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – In observance of Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, Nov. 24, garbage, recyclable materials and…

DeKalb Fire Rescue Receives Improved Rating for Fire Protection and Suppression Capabilities

DeKalb Fire Rescue Receives Improved Rating for Fire Protection and Suppression Capabilities

TUCKER, Ga. – DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department has been awarded its highest rating in its 79-…

DeKalb County Board of Registration & Elections Announces Results for District 7 Special Election Recount

DeKalb County Board of Registration & Elections Announces Results for District 7 Special Election Recount

DECATUR, Ga. – DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections announced the results…

Sewer Upgrades on Columbia Drive Complete on Time and Under Budget

Sewer Upgrades on Columbia Drive Complete on Time and Under Budget

Project to increase capacity, reduce sanitary sewer overflows

DECATUR, Ga. – The DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management…

DeKalb Receives Authority to Clean Up Brannon Hill

DeKalb Receives Authority to Clean Up Brannon Hill

Owners have 60 days to remove blight before county steps in

DECATUR, GA. – Property owners of destroyed or fire-damaged buildings in the Brannon…

DeKalb County to Hold Elections for the City of Stonecrest

DECATUR, GA. – With the approval of the incorporation of the city of Stonecrest, the new municipality must now elect a mayor and city council. 

In accordance with the Georgia election calendar…

DeKalb County to Hold District 7 Runoff Election

DECATUR, GA. – A runoff will be held on Dec. 6 in the special election for Commission District 7.

Early voting will begin on Monday, Nov. 28, and continue through Friday, Dec. 2. All early voting…

DeKalb County Board of Registration & Elections Announces Recount for District 7 Special Election

DECATUR, GA. – A recount of the votes cast in the Commission District 7 special election race will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 18. The recount will be held at the office of the Board of…

Governor Deal Issues Ban on Ignition of Fireworks in most Georgia Counties

TUCKER, Ga. – Gov. Nathan Deal has banned the use of fireworks in 110 of Georgia’s 159 counties, including all of metro Atlanta. The governor issued the ban because of wildfires burning across North…

State of Georgia Announces Level 2 Drought Restrictions

State of Georgia Announces Level 2 Drought Restrictions

DeKalb County residents move to odd/even schedule

DECATUR, Ga. – The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has announced a Level 2…