Snow in metro Atlanta: Warnings of ice and snow close DeKalb government
DeKalb County’s government is closed Wednesday because of icy conditions expected to arrive in the afternoon.
All non-essential and non-emergency county personnel who work at government administrative offices are being told to stay home.
Public safety and critical public works employees are still on the job as needed.
The county issued a statement urging residents to use extreme caution and check local news for updates about severe weather.
DeKalb has provided safety tips and non-emergency phone numbers at www.dekalbcountyga.gov.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's news partner, Channel 2 Action News, maintains a list of cancellations, closings and delays. Check the list for updates .
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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
