DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has been in office for 100 days. So far she has tackled increasing the water and sewer rates, improving police recruitment and retention and has made some ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A historic victory for Lorraine Cochran-Johnson. Not only will she be Dekalb County’s ...

DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson announced a temporary freeze on new spending and hiring in anticipation of reduced federal funding.“This action is about being fiscally responsible and ...

At their inaugural CEO Commissioners’ Retreat, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners outlined key priorities for 2025, ...

DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has taken a decisive step to safeguard the county’s financial health and essential ...

DeKalb County’s chief executive officer said Thursday that she has frozen nonessential spending and the creation of new jobs to safeguard crucial county services amid uncertainty about federal funding ...

"We're also preparing for the possibility of a national recession," DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said. The county receives approximately $346 million in federal funding, with its ...

DeKalb County has expanded its police department's high-speed pursuit policy, including training officers in the Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT maneuver) to address rising crime.

Millions in federal aid funds issued by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) have been awarded to two DeKalb County ...

DeKalb County residents aged 16 through 21 who are interested in earning money and learning job skills can now apply ...

“This is about leveraging technology to prevent and deter crime and quickly apprehend perpetrators,” County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson said in a statement. “We are building a tech-forward ...