Press Releases

DeKalb to Provide Youth Career Exploration Program

Sights N’ Sounds Program builds interest in the arts

The DeKalb Human Services Department’s Office of Youth Services is accepting applications for its 2022 Sights N’ Sounds Program, designed to…

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw to Host Community Breakfast Meeting

Commissioner Steve Bradshaw will host his second Quarterly in the Fourth Community Breakfast meeting for 2022 on Saturday, April 23, via Zoom, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

“I am pleased that we are able to…

Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson to Hold Special Called Public Works & Infrastructure Meeting to Discuss Mass Transit Options and Funding Costs

Seeks to progressively move mass transit forward in DeKalb

 

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

CEO Michael Thurmond to Deliver State of the County Address April 27

Event to be held at a PDK Airport hangar



“The Sky is the Limit” will be the theme of DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond’s State of the County address on April 27 in the Atlantic Aviation corporate…

Section of Walker Road to be Closed April 20

Walker Road, between King Road and South Stone Mountain Lithonia Road, will be closed to through-traffic from 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, to 9 p.m., Thursday, April 21, for CSX rail replacements,…

DeKalb County Receives a Grant from the State for Pedestrian Safety

The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners accepted a grant of $25,880 from the Georgia

Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. DeKalb County Fire Rescue (DCFR) will use these funds for pedestrian safety…

Super District Commissioners, Roots Down Celebrate Earth Day

On Earth Day, Friday, April 22, DeKalb County Super District Commissioners Ted Terry and Lorraine Cochran-Johnson will join Roots Down for a special, commemorative celebration to encourage a greener…

DeKalb Police Identify Suspect in Shooting at Golden Glide Skating Rink

A suspect has been identified in the shooting of an 11-year-old male at Golden Glide Skating Rink on April 9.

The suspect is not yet in custody.

On April 9, 2022, at approximately 11 p.m., DeKalb…

DeKalb Charter Review Commission to Meet Virtually April 18

The DeKalb Charter Review Commission meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 18, at 6 p.m.

The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at

https://dekalbcountyga.zoom.us/j/81329771170.

The meeting…

DeKalb Creates 800 Virtual Summer Jobs for Youth

Applications open April 19-25

 

This summer, DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and the Board of Commissioners are hosting the 2022 DeKalb Virtual Career Academy (DVCA), the county’s sixth…