Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has returned from an 11-day diplomatic European Trade Mission, where he joined a delegation of Howard County representatives led by Howard County Economic Development Authority. The trip focused on strengthening global partnerships, fostering economic growth, building academic collaborations, and strengthening business opportunities in cybersecurity and innovation with Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. 

Ball will join the Howard County Economic Development Authority on a subsequent European Trade Mission that aims to foster international collaboration and explore export opportunities in the cybersecurity/IT sector.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced that the County’s Department of Housing and Community Development has secured $5.8 million in Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist with the redevelopment of two mixed-income housing communities in Columbia, Ranleagh Court and Waverly Winds.

A Howard County construction project to repair the Cedar Acres Stormwater Pond located between 8325 and 8328 Granville Road in Jessup, has begun. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by late March 2025.

A Howard County project to repave westbound Twin Rivers Road at Governor Warfield Parkway in Columbia, is expected to begin on or about Monday, November 11th. While the work is being done on the 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., westbound Twin Rivers Road will be closed to all traffic. Weather permitting, the project is expected to take one day to complete.

Deadline to apply is Friday, December 6 

Located on the site of the current Toby’s Dinner Theatre, the new mixed-use space will feature premier performing arts venues and workforce housing.

Yuk Fong Yeung, 69, was last seen leaving her residence in the 6000 block of Majors Lane at 11 a.m. yesterday on foot.

County to host a public meeting on November 21st to gather public input on the design of a new community center

The innovative program is part of Howard County’s holistic approach to cybersecurity.

Approved by AARP, the progress report outlines the County’s Age-Friendly actions items started and completed to date/

The new BHU Unit expands capacity to 24 beds from five in the current emergency room.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball signed an Executive Order establishing a Howard County workgroup to plan a celebration in honor of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary in July 2026.