Press Releases

DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Approve Groundbreaking Video Surveillance Ordinance

All convenience stores must be in compliance by June 30, 2023

On Tuesday, Dec. 13, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved a Video Surveillance Ordinance which will require convenience…

DeKalb to Hold Christmas Food Distribution Dec. 17

5,000 boxes will be distributed

 

On Saturday, Dec. 17, DeKalb County Government is partnering with local faith leaders to celebrate the 2022 holiday season by distributing 5,000 boxes of food…

DeKalb County to Open Warming Centers Dec. 16-18

DeKalb County will open warming centers for residents to use this weekend.

Warming centers will be open in the following DeKalb County locations on Dec. 16, Dec. 17, and Dec. 18, beginning at 8 p.m…

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. 26, and New Year’s Day on Monday, Jan. 2, sanitation service for residential…

Briarlake Forest Park Ribbon Cutting to be Held Dec. 22

Upgrade includes new pavilion
 

DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will hold an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly constructed large pavilion at…

DeKalb to Host Memorial Drive Community Rebranding Initiative Public Meeting

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw, in conjunction with the DeKalb County Planning and Sustainability Department and Community Development Department, is hosting a public meeting on the Memorial Drive…

Happy 200th Birthday, DeKalb County!

County established on Dec. 9, 1822

 

DeKalb County will begin a yearlong Bicentennial celebration on Dec. 9, 2022, which marks the founding of the county in 1822.

DeKalb was formed by an act…

DeKalb to Unveil Bicentennial Mural Rendering during Celebration on Dec. 9

DeKalb County will unveil a rendering of a bicentennial mural depicting the county’s rich history during a kickoff on Dec. 9, 2022, which marks the founding of the county in 1822.

The mural, which…

DeKalb Receives “Stable” Credit Rating for Water and Sewer Bonds

Prudent financial management highlighted as a key factor

 

Moody’s Investors Service has assigned an Aa3 credit rating to DeKalb County’s planned $552 million water and sewer bonds. In a…

DeKalb Peachtree Airport Advisory Board to Meet Virtually December 12

The DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 12, at 5:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/…