Press Releases

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, 100 Black Men of DeKalb County and DeKalb County School District to Host 5th Annual Lock-in for Life

Annual event explores life skills, communication, conflict resolution, and fosters positive male interactions through intense workshops spearheaded by male mentors and content experts.

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DeKalb County Warming Centers to Open on Dec. 12, Dec. 13, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open five warming centers for residents on Dec. 12, Dec. 13, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, starting at 8 p.m. each night to use at the following locations…

DeKalb County Police Department to Host Drive-Thru Winter Clothing Drive

The DeKalb County Police Department’s Community Policing Unit is hosting its Annual Winter Clothing Drive on Dec. 15, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside of DeKalb Police Headquarters in the…

Applications for DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market Stops Now Open

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension is calling for applications for Fresh on DeK, the DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market, stops for 2024.The applications will be open from Dec. 11, 2023, to Jan. 26, 2024.…

DeKalb to Hold Christmas Food Distribution Dec. 16

County to give away 5,000 boxes of fruit, vegetable and protein at eight locations

DeKalb County Government is partnering with local faith leaders and community groups to distribute 5,000 boxes of…

DeKalb County Warming Centers to Open on Dec. 12, Dec. 13, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15

Due to forecasted cold weather, DeKalb County will open five warming centers for residents on Dec. 12, Dec. 13, Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, starting at 8 p.m. each night to use at the following locations…

Applications for DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market Stops Now Open

DeKalb County Cooperative Extension is calling for applications for Fresh on DeK, the DeKalb Mobile Farmers Market, stops for 2024.

The applications will be open from Dec. 11, 2023, to Jan. 26, 2024…

DeKalb Offers Free Christmas Tree Residential Curbside Collection

The DeKalb County Sanitation Division will offer free Christmas tree curbside collection service for county residents from Dec. 26, 2023, until Jan. 5, 2024.

Trees will be collected during residents…

DeKalb Announces Christmas and New Year’s Residential Sanitation Collection Schedule

Collection service to run one day late for all customers

 

In observance of Christmas Day on Monday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day on Monday, Jan. 1, sanitation service for residential…

Commissioner Larry Johnson Attends White House Holiday Reception

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson accepted the invitation to attend the White House Holiday Reception at the request of President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden. 

“I am honored to attend…