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Commissioner Larry Johnson Guest Speaker at the White House Initiative Latino Economic Summit

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson, in his role as the District 3 Commissioner and immediate past president of the National Association of Counties, participated as a guest speaker during the…

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DeKalb Commissioner Steve Bradshaw Allocates $60,000 to DeKalb County Accountability and DUI Court Programs

DeKalb County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw has allocated a second round of funding in the amount of $60,000 of District 4 reserve for appropriation funds for DeKalb County Accountability Courts,…

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DeKalb Commissioners Steve Bradshaw and Jeff Rader Allocate $499,000 to Extend South Peachtree Creek Trail

DeKalb County Commissioners Steve Bradshaw and Jeff Rader have collaborated on the allocation of $498,970 in District 4 and District 2 discretionary funding to extend the South Peachtree Creek Trail…

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DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs Accepting Registrations for Fall Soccer Season

DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs’ youth fall soccer registration is underway through Sept. 7. The program focuses on skill development, fitness and team training drills.

Youth…

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DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections to Host Special Called Meeting on August 20

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections will host a special called meeting on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at 10 a.m.

This meeting will be conducted in person at the Porter Sanford III…

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DeKalb County Aug. 17 Special Called Public Works & Infrastructure Meeting Announcing San Diego Peer City Tour

Exploration of mass transit and the pros and cons of various options on the agenda

DeKalb County Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will hold a special called county-wide Public Works &…

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Parental Accountability Court -- $1 Million Collected

The Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, in conjunction with the Parental Accountability Court, has collected $1 million dollars in support of local youth. 

Additionally, the program has served 390…

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Wawona Drive Emergency Water Line Replacement Scheduled for Aug. 20-21

Construction to replace 20 linear feet of failing water line

Efforts to improve water service capacity throughout DeKalb County continue on Saturday, Aug. 20, with the launch of the Wawona Drive…

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DeKalb Commissioners Present Honorary DeKalb Citizen Award to Mandela Washington Fellows

On Tuesday, Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson and the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners’ Chief of Staff, Kwasi Obeng, presented a Honorary Citizen Award to the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellows,…

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CEO Thurmond: Starting Salary Pay Boost will Make DeKalb Police and Firefighters Highest Paid in Georgia

Today, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond announced a 6.5-percent starting salary increase for all sworn police officers, making them the highest paid among large local governments in the state.

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