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Howard County residents are awaiting a Circuit Court ruling, expected Wednesday, in the monthslong case deciding whether the Symphony of Lights drive-thru event in Columbia can proceed.
- Columbia-native Greg Whittington, who spent the last four years playing professional basketball internationally, signed a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday.
- President-elect Joe Biden received a higher share of the vote in Howard County than any presidential candidate in recorded history.
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Howard County Board of Education District 1
Candidate
votes
Christina Delmont-Small
Incumbent
20,262
64.2%
Matthew Molyett
11,307
35.8%
100% of vote
Howard County Board of Education District 4
Candidate
votes
Jen Mallo
Incumbent
16,748
52.2%
Sezin Palmer
15,365
47.8%
100% of vote
Howard County Board of Education District 5
Candidate
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Yun Lu
22,871
65%
Cindy Vaillancourt
12,321
35%
100% of vote
- Lisbon Elementary School PTA assembled and handed out 215 Thanksgiving food baskets to families across Howard County in the last two weeks.
- Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced a tightening of restrictions Monday ahead of Thanksgiving.
- Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and Maryland first lady Yumi Hogan visited nine several Korean-owned businesses along Route 40 in Ellicott City on Friday that received relief grants tied to CARES Act funding.
- Howard County police have arrested two men in the Oct. 4 homicide of a 23-year-old man in Columbia, the department said Friday.
- The Howard County Public School System proposed its calendar for the 2021-22 academic year to the Board of Education on Thursday with schools opening one week before Labor Day on Aug. 30. The board will vote on the calendar Jan. 7.
- Scouts in Clarksville and surrounding areas are currently adapting the quintessential Girl Scout activity — selling Girl Scout cookies — amid new rounds of coronavirus restrictions and recommendations.
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- Howard County reached an unwelcome milestone Thursday amid the coronavirus pandemic. The county reported its highest number of daily positive coronavirus cases since the pandemic began in March, with 110 new cases on Wednesday.
- For those wanting all the fixings and not the stress, there are still several options available in Howard County to order a complete Thanksgiving dinner that only requires reheating.
- You can order your own very attractive “I Love West Laurel” shirt for $10 and proceeds go to the West Laurel Civic Association.
- Maryland counties are announcing and revising plans and guidelines for holding classes while containing the spread of coronavirus.
- Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said Wednesday an additional nearly $6 million in federal CARES Act funding would be going to the school system to offset costs incurred due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- The effort will focus on intensive care beds and will be coordinated by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, a state agency that already coordinates care for certain patients.
- Columbia-native Greg Whittington, who spent the last four years playing professional basketball internationally, signed a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday.
- A Pasadena man pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and attempted murder charges stemming from a violent spree in February which saw him kill a 44-year-old man in Glen Burnie and shoot two Anne Arundel County detectives attempting to arrest him for the homicide.
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center HealthCare became the first healthcare system in Maryland to earn the 2020 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, an honor given by the U.S. Department of Commerce to just five other organizations across the U.S. for excellence in quality standards.
- Howard County police have arrested two men in the Oct. 4 homicide of a 23-year-old man in Columbia, the department said Friday.
- The Maryland Department of Transportation has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a dispute over cost overruns that caused the construction contractor to quit the Purple Line light rail project in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in September.
- Ting Tai, a 21-year-old Ellicott City resident, is one of 11 people featured in a new Calvin Klein advertising campaign.
