Press Releases

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson to Host Annual Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive

Two drop-off zones will be available

 

Tomorrow, Saturday, July 22, Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will host the Annual Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive to ensure that DeKalb County…

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw to Host ‘Quarterly in the Fourth’ Community Breakfast Meeting Tomorrow

Fire Department trucks and apparatus onsite

 

DeKalb County District 4 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host his third Quarterly in the Fourth community breakfast meeting for 2023. The…

DeKalb County Charter Review Commission Notice and Agenda of July 27 Meeting

The DeKalb County Charter Review Commission will meet Thursday, July 27, at 6 p.m. to continue to review sections of the County Organizational Act. 

The meetings will be held in person at the…

Statement from DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond

 

“On behalf of the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, we are pleased that Mr. Howard Ginsberg has chosen to withdraw his Brookhaven annexation application,” said DeKalb County CEO Michael…

DeKalb County to Open Cooling Centers During Heat Advisory Thursday

DeKalb County is making recreation centers and libraries throughout the county available as cooling centers Thursday due to a heat advisory.

As defined by the National Weather Service's Peachtree…

DeKalb County Rolls Out Groundbreaking Video Surveillance Ordinance at Gas and Service Stations

DECATUR, Ga.— Today, Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson begins ride-a-longs with Code Compliance officers while visiting 248 gas and service stations in unincorporated DeKalb County to ensure…

DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Passes Non-Discrimination Ordinance

On July 11, DeKalb’s  Board of Commissioners passed a  Non-Discrimination Ordinance, strengthening protections for  vulnerable residents in unincorporated areas of the county.



The…

Sowell Estates Sewer Replacement Resumes July 19

Crews to upsize existing sewer lines

Efforts to reduce sewer spills throughout DeKalb County will recommence with the Sowell Estates Sewer Replacement Project. The project is one of the initial 103…

DeKalb Homeowners Will Receive $147 Million Property Tax Cut

Homestead property valued at $375,000 projected to qualify for a $1,438 tax cut

 

Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced the county’s Equalized Homestead Option Sales Tax (EHOST)…

Cobb Creek Sewer Improvement Project Begins July 17

Construction to replace sewer lines and manhole structures

 

Efforts to improve the watershed system throughout DeKalb County continue on Monday, July 17, with the launch of the Cobb Creek…