Press Releases

DeKalb to Provide Youth Career Exploration Program

The DeKalb Human Services Department’s Office of Youth Services is accepting applications for its 2023 Sights N’ Sounds Program, designed to provide DeKalb high school students with exposure to the…

DeKalb Announces Memorial Day Holiday Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 29, garbage, recyclable materials and yard trimmings collection for residential customers will run one day late as follows:


Monday, May 29 – Memorial…

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson Launches New Podcast to Increase Constituent Engagement

Podcast provides unprecedented content on issues from politics, to community, health and more to educate and enlighten DeKalb residents

 

Super District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson…

DeKalb County Kicks Off Fresh on DeK Mobile Farmers Market

DeKalb County Extension announces the ninth season of Fresh on DeK, DeKalb County’s Mobile Farmers Market, which travels throughout the county offering nutrition education, live onsite food…

DeKalb Set to Complete Construction of $21 Million Replacement Landfill Cell in June

In May 2022, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 to approve a request by the Sanitation Department for $21.2 million for the construction of a new, 22-acre replacement cell at Seminole…

Section of Kensington Road to be Closed May 15 and 16

A partial lane closure of Kensington Road, between Memorial Drive and Camp Road, will occur from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, May 15, and Tuesday, May 16.

The road is being repaved due to construction…

DeKalb County Sanitation Will Discontinue Operations in Area Nearest Rock Mill Neighborhood

DeKalb County Sanitation Department will discontinue operations in a waste disposal area, or cell, currently in use at the Seminole Landfill.

Once operations discontinue in the current cell, located…

DeKalb to Give Away 5,000 Boxes of Food in Recognition of Mother’s Day

DeKalb County Government will celebrate Mother’s Day 2023 with its monthly food distribution partnering with local faith leaders to distribute 5,000 boxes of 100 percent Georgia-grown fruits and…

DeKalb County Announces Human Services Grant Application Period

The DeKalb Human Services Department announces the beginning of its 2023-2024 Human Services Grant cycle.  A Virtual Public Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.…

DeKalb County Charter Review Commission Notice of May Meetings and Agenda

The DeKalb County Charter Review Commission will be meeting Thursday, May 11, and Wednesday, May 17, at 6:00 p.m. to continue to review sections of the County Organizational Act. The meetings will be…