Press Releases

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson Introduces Comprehensive Master Trail Development Resolution

Seeks to acknowledge importance of trail development in DeKalb and set aside dedicated funding commitment for strategic trail development by 2023

 

DeKalb County District 7 Commissioner…

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson Announces Ordinance for Mandatory Video Surveillance Systems at Convenience Stores and High-Risk Businesses

Program designed to assist in crime prevention

 

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is sponsoring an ordinance that would require convenience stores and high-risk businesses to own and…

Commissioner Larry Johnson Receives Lou and Theresa Walker’s Inaugural Legacy Award

Commissioner Larry Johnson was honored by the Greater Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce (GGBCC) with the inaugural Lou and Theresa Walker’s Legacy Award. Commissioner Johnson received the award…

Dekalb County Receives Additional $25 Million for Rent-Landlord Relief

Funds will support the county’s successful Tenant-Landlord Assistance Coalition (TLAC) program

DeKalb County has received $25 million from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs that will…

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Board to Meet March 10

The DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections meeting for the purpose of conducting its normal monthly business will be held on Thursday, March 10, at 4:30 p.m.

This meeting will be conducted via…

DeKalb Commissioners Pass $1.5 Billion FY2022 Budget

$14.1 million to improve public safety retention, recruitment and training

Today, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted 6-1 to approve CEO Michael Thurmond’s FY2022 budget which includes a…

Commissioner Larry Johnson Partners to Offer Mental Health First Aid Training to DeKalb Residents

Mental Health 101: Turning Knowledge into Action

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson, in his role as the District 3 Commissioner and president of the National Association of Counties (NACo),…

DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Reminds Voters to Request Absentee Ballots for Statewide Primary Election

March 7 is the first day absentee ballot applications can be accepted

Registered voters in DeKalb County planning to cast an absentee ballot for the Tuesday, May 24, 2022, primary election are…

Judge Ronald Ramsey Appointed to Chair DeKalb Charter Review Commission

Today, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced the appointment of Judge Ronald B. Ramsey Sr. to serve as the chair of the DeKalb Charter Review Commission.

 

“Judge Ramsey’s judicial and…

DeKalb CEO Proposes Adding $14.1 Million to Public Safety Budget for FY2022

Focus on retention, recruitment and training

 

DECATUR, Ga. – Today, DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond presented a $1.2 billion FY2022 budget proposal to the Board of Commissioners that includes $14…