The Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks has announced its winter schedule for managing deer populations through sharpshooting. This program is held to help maintain a stable, balanced, white-tailed deer population on county park lands where deer browsing has been shown to reduce biodiversity.  

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball released a statement regarding Governor Hogan’s State of the State address, saying "Governor Hogan delivered a speech that highlighted many of our successes as a state built on bi-partisanship, compromise, and willingness to work together as Marylanders to solve problems."

With Howard County in the midst of an arctic blast, the County’s Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Utilities is offering residents tips on how to keep pipes from freezing and potentially bursting. 

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will host a roundtable discussion with more than 30 federal contractors to assess the impact of the recent history-making federal government shutdown.

As federal employees head back to work following a history-making 35-day government shutdown, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has directed county departments to continue the special programs and services put into place to assist them.

The Transition Team appointed by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball delivered its transition report today. The 67-page document, prepared by more than 100 talented and forward-thinking leaders, studied and evaluated areas of county government with a focus on innovative opportunities to move the County forward.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will be presented with the report prepared by his Transition Team, which was chaired by Sen. Guy Guzzone and included former County Executive Ken Ulman on its steering committee.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced that the County has filed a second legal petition against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help alleviate  problems with noise from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced today the Department of Recreation & Parks’ Belmont Manor and Historic Park has received the 2019 Couples’ Choice Award for venues from WeddingWire.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced the Department of Community Resources and Services (DCRS) will hold a free weekly food distribution for families who have been impacted by the federal government shutdown.

As the history-making federal government shutdown continues, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joins executives from the Baltimore metro area to ask that the president and leaders of both houses of Congress end this shutdown.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined former county executives in acknowledging 50 years of Charter government in Howard County. Voters adopted the charter and elected Omar Jones the first county executive in November 1968.

Kick it up a notch this winter!  More than 30 restaurants in and around Howard County are offering fifteen days of warm and hearty chefs’ multi-course, specialty plates.

County Executive Calvin Ball’s Public Calendar January 19-25, 2019

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and members of the County Council will join Visit Howard County and local restauranteurs to kickoff Winter Restaurant Weeks

Howard County’s Department of Community Resources and Services (DCRS) will conduct its annual Point In Time Count on Thursday, January 24 to estimate the number of homeless or unstably housed individuals in Howard County. In addition, DCRS will host a Howard County Counts Resource Fair geared towards homeless youth and families that same day.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball released the following statement regarding Governor Hogan’s historic inauguration. 

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and the Howard County Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission will present the annual celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 20 at Howard High School in Ellicott City.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced the beginning of the public input process as the County prepares to submit its annual Priority Letter to the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT). The Priority Letter will recommend Howard County’s prioritized transportation projects for MDOT’s FY 2020-2025 Consolidated Transportation Program.

For a second consecutive year, Howard County’s Department of Recreation & Parks’ Warhawks Field Hockey Club has been selected to host the USA Field Hockey Region 7 Club Championships.

Howard County’s Office of Transportation will hold a public meeting on Thursday January 31 at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria at River Hill High School, 12101 MD 108 in Clarksville, to present preliminary plans for the sidewalk and shared use elements of the Clarksville-River Hill Streetscape project (Capital Project T-7108). 

Today, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced that the Howard County government is seeking applications from Ellicott City business owners and residents interested in serving on the Ellicott City Community Development Corporation (CDC) Exploration Committee

A Howard County construction project to extend public sewer to two residences in Laurel is expected to begin on or about Monday, January 21. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by late January.

The pinning ceremony for Christine M. Uhlhorn was held at the department’s new headquarters in Marriottsville and was attended by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, members of the County Council, representatives of public safety agencies, and public safety personnel.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball's public calendar for Friday, January 11, 2019.