Press Releases

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Board to Meet June 27

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Monday, June 27, 2022, at noon. In addition to regular business, the…

Convention Center Feasibility Study Findings and Formal Recommendations to be Presented for an Event and Hospitality Epicenter in DeKalb County

Presented by C.H. Johnson Consulting, Inc. at the June 21 Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole Meeting

In June 2021, DeKalb Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson allocated $100,000 from the…

DeKalb Announces Proposed Property Tax Increase

Benchmark millage rate stays flat

The DeKalb County Governing Authority today announces its intention to increase 2022 property taxes this year by 7.08 percent over the rollback millage rate.…

DeKalb County Opens Cooling Centers During Heat Advisory

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

As defined by the National Weather Service's Peachtree…

DeKalb Cancels Juneteenth Celebration Due to High Temperatures

DeKalb County has cancelled its second annual Juneteenth celebration, scheduled for June 18, due to high temperatures.

With temperatures and the heat index expected to be in the 90s, the county is…

Commissioner Larry Johnson Hosts Spring Annual Community Empowerment Session (Town Hall)

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson invites the residents of DeKalb District 3 to the 20th Annual Community Empowerment Session (Town Hall) Thursday, June 16, at 6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Memorial…

DeKalb County Opens Cooling Centers During Heat Advisory

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

As defined by the National Weather Service's Peachtree…

DeKalb to Give Away 5,000 Boxes of Food to Combat High Inflation

Father’s Day Food Distribution

 

DeKalb County Government is partnering with local faith leaders to distribute 5,000 boxes of 100 percent Georgia-grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, and chicken…

DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections Expands Early Voting Locations with Addition of Neighborhood Church in Atlanta

DeKalb VRE modifies three Election Day locations due to availability

 

DeKalb Board of Voter Registration and Elections (DeKalb BRE) approved the addition of one new advance voting location…

DeKalb County Ethics Board to Meet June 16, 2022

The DeKalb County Board of Ethics will conduct a board meeting on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/88137432677
Join by phone at…