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Jill Robshaw French, an equestrian and riding instructor who taught for many years at the Columbia Equestrian Center, died in her sleep following hip surgery Dec. 8 while undergoing rehabilitation at the Broadmead Retirement Community.
- Get a head start on the spring lacrosse season, laugh til your sides hurt at a British comedy classic, listen to smooth jazz or a piano concert or play video games on an IMAX movie screen.
- The Rev. Dr. Bowyer Gates Freeman, the pastor of a Forest Park congregation and a past Howard County NAACP president, died of a blood clot Jan. 3 at Howard County General Hospital. The Columbia resident was 61.
- The first winter storm of the season brought several inches of snow to Howard County on Monday and led to the closing of schools.
- Merriweather Symphony of Lights fireworks celebrate New Year's Eve 2021.
- As the year comes to a close, we take a second look at 2021 with our annual Howard County Times / Columbia Flier Pictures of the Year.
- After helping lead the Gladiators to a state championship this fall, Glenelg sophomore Kamryn Henson headlines the 2021 Howard County All-County field hockey teams as Player of the Year.
- League of Dreams, a Maryland-based nonprofit dedicated to providing disabled children and adults with the opportunity to play baseball and softball adaptively, started with 17 children in a Baltimore County parking lot. Now, Through sponsorships and grants, the organization is hoping to extend its reach within and beyond Maryland.
- Building on an Athlete of the Year campaign during outdoor track, Howard senior Nimrit Ahuja headlines the fall 2021 Howard County girls cross country All-County teams as Runner of the Year.
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- Marriotts Ridge junior Kaden Bryan tops the Howard County boys soccer Fall 2021 All-County team as Player of the Year.
- As the NAACP Howard County calls for charges to be filed against a Howard County Public Schools System employee who punched a Howard High student in the head during a Dec. 2 incident in the school’s lunch room, Howard County police confirmed Friday that the 17-year-old male student from Elkridge was charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault related to the altercation.
- Three men have been indicted on federal murder-for-hire charges in the 2020 killing of a 23-year-old man in Columbia, who they suspected of cooperating with law enforcement.
- River Hill goalie Caroline Duffy headlines the fall 2021 Howard County All-County girls soccer teams as Player of the Year.
- David A. Carney, a noted Howard County land-use attorney who was the founding partner of Columbia-based Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr, died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease Dec. 8 at his Aiken, South Carolina, home. The former Columbia resident was 82.
- School employees were notified via text message of the decision, which wipes out 13 scheduled games between JV and varsity basketball and wrestling. Practices were permitted to go on as scheduled.
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- The three people killed in an apparent double-murder suicide on Saturday that spanned from Baltimore City to Howard County all worked as anesthetists at hospitals in the area.
- A roundup of Howard County basketball action on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021.
- Howard County Police identified two of the three individuals who were killed in a murder suicide that spanned from Federal Hill to Columbia on Saturday.
- After each won a state title this fall, River Hill sophomores Benjamin Siriboury and Helen Yeung are sharing the spotlight once again as the Howard County Times/Columbia Flier Golfers of the Year for a second straight season.
- A man forced his way into a Federal Hill home and shot his girlfriend to death Saturday afternoon before heading to Columbia, where he gunned down his ex-wife and took his own life, police officials said.
- Atholton senior guard Zach Callender scored a team-high 23 points and the Raiders found success offensively and locked down defensively down the stretch on the way to the 60-47 victory over visiting Wilde Lake on Friday.
- A new monthly series designed for seniors has begun at Robinson Nature Center. Covering topics such as identifying trees and winter astronomy, the Senior Naturalist program is loosely based on the University of Maryland Extension office’s Master Naturalist Volunteer Training program.
- A 25-year-old man was charged with arson after a Reisterstown apartment fire, police said.
- After another week of canceled racing and training days, the Maryland Jockey Club and its parent company, The Stronach Group, are confronting renewed concerns about the viability of the dirt surface at Laurel Park.
- Baltimore administrators panned City Council President Nick Mosby’s proposal for a revival of the Dollar House program, suggesting on Tuesday that it duplicates existing city services and doesn’t offer enough financial support for homebuyers.
- Shirley Ann Hayes Hargrove, a retired Baltimore City guidance counselor who served at Frederick Douglass High School and was recalled for her optimistic personality, died of cancer Jan. 3 at her home in the Annen Woods section of Pikesville. She was 92.
- Donald C. Fry, who has led the Greater Baltimore Committee for nearly two decades, said Wednesday he plans to retire June 1 from the private-sector business advocacy group.
