Celebration of Black Business

DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond will give an update on progress made toward addressing the water billing crisis on Tuesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m., in the Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA 30030. CEO Thurmond will discuss the most recent steps the county has taken to resolve the county’s water billing crisis. This meeting is part of CEO…

Tree of Love On December 16, 2017, Commissioner Larry Johnson will host his 19th season of the Tree of Love at the Gallery of South DeKalb Mall. The tree of Love is a holiday celebration to assist children living in DeKalb who because of their circumstances such as being in foster care, single parent household…

“Place does Matter, and Blight is a Public Health Issue”, with those words from Commissioner Larry Johnson, along with the CEO, the Code Enforcement, the DeKalb Police and the Conley Business District Association launched a historic campaign against blighted properties in the Commercial District of Conley CID. Commissioner Johnson recognized that blight may not go away…