DeKalb Walks event returns in September

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson, who has a background in public health, will host another free walking event in early September.

Walking was named the official exercise in DeKalb in 2005, after a County Board of Health report noted a high incidence of health problems among residents. The DeKalb Walks Initiative is designed to focus on the health benefits of being active.

The next DeKalb Walks event begins at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 8 at the Exchange Park recreation center, 2771 Columbia Dr., near Decatur.