Current Issues

Media interviews available Tuesday, November 10 from 12:30-2 PM  DEKALB COUNTY – November 9, 2026. DeKalb County Super District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry is urging the Board of Commissioners (BOC) during the November 10 Board meeting to pass a critical

Editor’s note: This post was revised on November 9, 2026 to include 2026 PIT Count figures. To my neighbors across DeKalb County, Late Tuesday afternoon, when the public had left the room after we tabled the item to the end

DEKALB COUNTY – August 26, 2026. DeKalb County District 2 Commissioner Michelle Long Spears and Super District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry will hold public DeKalb Tree Protection Ordinance Update Community Meetings throughout DeKalb County, ensuring a meeting in all Districts.

DEKALB COUNTY – August 17, 2026. Tomorrow, during the Employee Relations and Public Safety (ERPS) Committee meeting, Agenda 2026-0769: “Requesting the Administration to Establish Independent Civilian Oversight and Auditing For DeKalb County’s Digital Shield Initiatives and Surveillance Infrastructure” will be

Adapted from Commissioner Terry’s July 16, 2026 e-newsletter. During the Board of Commissioners meeting on July 14, the Board voted in favor of deferring my resolution calling for an independent Health & Environmental Study. The item will now be brought

Adapted from Commissioner Terry’s July 7, 2026 e-newsletter. Click here to watch the video Today, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners voted 6-1 to pass a resolution extending the moratorium on data center applications. I was the sole dissenting vote. I