A Howard County construction project to stabilize the public water and sewer lines at a stream crossing approximately 260 feet north of 9650 Basket Ring Road in the Village of Long Reach in Columbia.

Vendor applications are now being accepted for Howard County’s annual GreenFest, back for its 15th year on Saturday, April 9th at Howard Community College in Columbia.

Howard County Government closures on Friday, December 31st and Saturday, Januarys 1st for the New Year’s holiday.

Effective Sunday, December 26, 2021 at 5:00 p.m., masks must be worn indoors in all businesses and facilities open to the public, as well as public transportation, in Howard County.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and the Howard County Office of Human Rights & Equity (OHRE) invite the community to participate virtually in the 2021 Kwanzaa Celebration on December 28, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m.

A Howard County construction project to stabilize a portion of stream near the Centennial Park North Area pedestrian bridge in Ellicott City, is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, September 27th. The project is not expected to impact the pedestrian trail or vehicular traffic in the project area and weather permitting, is expected to be completed by late December 2021.
  

Sykesville house fire in Howard County displaces one family (four occupants and one dog).

The second phase of a two-phase Howard County construction project to improve stormwater drainage between Lincoln Drive and Wye Avenue in Jessup, is scheduled to begin on or about Wednesday, September 29th. The project was originally expected to begin in June; however, it was delayed. Weather permitting, this phase of the project is expected to be completed by late January 2022. 

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today launched a community engagement plan, including a community survey, seeking feedback from residents and businesses on how to utilize American Rescue Plan (ARP) federal funding.

The Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services will host its annual remembrance event at Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens.