DeKalb police officers and firefighters are protesting their stagnant salaries, and they're asking the county for a raise to prevent further personnel losses.

More than two dozen public safety employees stood in solidarity at Tuesday's DeKalb Commission meeting to seek pay increases.

DeKalb’s police and fire departments have been losing employees in recent years to neighboring jurisdictions with higher pay rates.

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Lt. Gov. Burt Jones — pictured at an August rally in Peachtree City that also featured Vice President JD Vance — appears to have scored another legal victory over gubernatorial rival Attorney General Chris Carr in their battle over campaign finance issues. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2025)

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