DeKalb Commissioners Vote Down Austin Bottom Purchase
The DeKalb County Commission decided against purchasing land for the Austin Bottom Fire Hall Monday night as the price doubled and acreage shrank. Mayor Matt Adcock said the property was priced around $33,000 for two acres last month. Now, the property owners are asking ask $60,000 for 0.7 acres. e from the original promise of […]
DeKalb Approves New Sex Offender Notification System
DeKalb County will establish a notification system to alert residents whenever a registered sex offender moves into the county. Commissioner Greg Matthews proposed the notification system after a registered sex offender moved into the area. Matthews said he and several other commissioners received complaints about the resolution; however, all of the complaints were from people […]
New Public Safety Facility Will Help Lake, Rural Communities
DeKalb County plans to build a public safety building near Center Hill Dam to meet the demand for quicker emergency service response times. County Mayor Matt Adcock said the Wolf Creek Public Safety Building will be placed at the entrance of the dam. Adcock said the building will allow emergency services to address safety risks […]
DeKalb Will Look To Replace Buffalo Valley Center
DeKalb County Mayor Matt Adcock said T-DOT advised the county to remove the convenience center in the Buffalo Valley Community. Many DeKalb County residents questioned what led to the removal of the region’s convenience center. Several commissioners said they were also confused as they did not recall voting to remove the center. “We don’t own […]
DeKalb School Board, Commissioners Discussing Options For New Schools
The DeKalb County Board of Education and Dekalb County Commission took a first step at trying to answer facility needs for the school system during a joint meeting Tuesday. Though the meeting was scheduled to talk about an elementary school, Director Of Schools Patrick Cripps said other facility needs are growing. County Commissioners pointed to […]
DeKalb Commissioners Increasing Opportunity, Privacy Of Public Comments
The DeKalb County Commission will allow the public more opportunities to be heard with a change to commission procedure. Commissioner Tom Chandler said public comments should come at the end of the commission’s work sessions and at the beginning of their normal meetings, the opposite of what they currently do. “That would allow people to […]
