DeKalb fire chief named 2023 Fire Chief of the Year
DeKalb County Fire Chief Darnell Fullum has received top honors from the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs as he’s been
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DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond
Girls Scouts to distribute food with local leaders
DeKalb County Girls Scouts will partner with DeKalb County and local faith leaders to distribute food and cookies on March
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Thurmond discusses impact of Atlanta Medical Center closure, funds allotment to Grady
DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond was one of multiple metro-Atlanta leaders to make a statement about Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center’s
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DeKalb officials discuss roles of county leaders in battling COVID-19 crisis
Leaders from across the country recently gathered in Decatur to discuss how to help their communities during the ongoing COVID-19
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Step in the right direction for Brannon Hill
Azazom Asfasa has lived at Brannon Hill for more than two decades. He said a lot has changed since he
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DeKalb CEO: We’re learning from past mistakes
DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond delivered his first “state of the county” address of 2019 April 25 at the Crowne
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Retiring county police chief honored
DeKalb County officials, commissioners and public safety personnel thanked DeKalb County Police Chief James Conroy for his 30 years of
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Resident expected to pay $32,000 water bill
A Faye King has lived in DeKalb County for more than two decades and said she’s never experienced anything similar
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CEO: ‘We had a deficit in leadership, management and oversight’
Officials highlight errors in county water billing system Systematic defects in leadership, management and oversight resulted in a problematic water
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Shootings in south DeKalb worry residents
In less than two months, DeKalb County police officers and an off-duty Clarkston Police officer have been involved in shootings.
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Show me the money
County discusses 2019 budget DeKalb County officials held a special called finance, audit and budget committee meeting Jan. 11 to
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Cochran-Johnson begins term as DeKalb commissioner
It was a who’s who of local and state officials for the oath of office ceremony for Lorraine Cochran-Johnson at
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Sewer spills creating a major stink in DeKalb
According to sewer spill notices published in The Champion, approximately 956,820 gallons of sewer spills on Dec. 28 were reported.
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