Recreation agency to get new director on Feb. 26

DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has selected Chuck Ellis as the county’s director of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs, effective Feb. 26. Ellis will manage the department’s 200 full- and part-time employees and a budget of $12.8 million.

In DeKalb County, Ellis will oversee the department’s 112 parks, 10 recreation facilities, two golf courses and premier attractions including Davidson Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center and Little Creek Farm Conservancy.