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The Howard County Zoning Board voted 3-2 on Wednesday night to deny New York-based Kimco Realty Corp.’s petition to develop a 230-unit apartment building, retail space and a parking garage in the Hickory Ridge Village Center in Columbia.
- Trailing host Oakland Mills by a point in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter, the Eagles put together a 16-play drive that was punctuated by a 16-yard touchdown pass from Trey Manley to Jaxon Sutton with 16 seconds left for the deciding points in a 22-15 victory.
- Century High School freshman John Moses and several other Howard and Baltimore county jump rope athletes will be part of a nationally televised performance during the 95th Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on Thursday in New York City.
- A sampling of Howard County police reports from Nov. 12 to 19.
- Howard High School junior Poppy Swallow is working to support and comfort children in her community by creating distraction kits for those receiving their COVID-19 vaccines.
- The Vikings, making their first state title appearance, were finally able to solve the longstanding River Hill championship puzzle to make their own history with a 1-0 win at Loyola Maryland’s Ridley Athletic Complex.
- Playing at home Friday night, the Scorpions (10-1) scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to earn a come-from-behind victory, 22-14, over Owings Mills. Oakland Mills, which advances to host Frederick Douglass next week, is in the state semis for the first time since 2001.
- The Howard County Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday evening to approve amendments to transportation contracts to provide financial incentives for school bus drivers and attendants to address the shortage that has affected the school system since the start of the academic year.
- Howard County General Hospital will offer free Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots to residents of Howard County ages 5 and older at clinics next week and into December.
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- Too many of us have felt or been affected by mental health concerns. And too many of us have not received or felt the support we need. Howard County is ready to respond in new ways, building on the commitment of neighbors, communities and institutions that care.
- "So what exactly does the broad Asian American community of Howard County, besides the AAPI work group, feel about the leadership of the elected officials of Howard County?"
- After 32 years at the Community Action Council of Howard County — 11 of those as CEO and president — Bita Dayhoff will be retiring from the organization.
- Howard County Executive Calvin Ball gave his 2021 State of the County address Tuesday night, saying he was “proud of what our community has accomplished.”
- The Howard County Council decided Monday night to split the public hearing on a bill to gradually increase the county’s minimum wage to $16 by allowing those in person to speak and rescheduling the virtual speakers to present Wednesday evening.
- A sampling of Howard County police reports from Nov. 5 to 12.
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- Up against North Hagerstown on Monday in the 3A state semifinals at Harford Community College, Reservoir volleyball won the first two sets and bounced back after dropping the next two to earn a 3-2 victory with a 15-12 triumph in the decisive fifth set.
- Atholton football used a balanced attack Saturday, one that included rushing touchdowns from three different players, to lead from start to finish in a 27-3 victory over River Hill in the second round of the 3A state playoffs.
- Highlights and results from the 2A and 1A boys and girls state championship cross country meets on Saturday at Hereford High School.
- The winners of the Howard County Changemaker Challenge were selected during a virtual ceremony this week after 10 finalists pitched their ideas for social change to a panel of judges.
- Ana Pearl Phillips, a family matriarch, pianist and former executive assistant at local hospitals, died of old-age complications Oct. 22 at Lorien in Elkridge.
- An estimated 1.4 million Americans identify as transgender, according to the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute, a research center focused on sexual orientation. In Maryland, that number is slightly more than 22,000.
- A hearing is scheduled for Monday as the General Assembly begins a special session to approve new boundaries for the state's congressional districts. Lawmakers are expected to approve a final map within the week.
- The video shows three adults holding down a student on the floor of the cafeteria. One of them punches the student in the head twice and holds on to his hair while the other adult appears to hold the student’s arms down.
- Track officials at Laurel Park suspended thoroughbred workouts and called off three planned racing cards for this weekend after eight horses suffered fatal fractures in October and November while racing or training over a recently installed dirt surface.
- A hearing is scheduled for Monday as the General Assembly begins a special session to approve new boundaries for the state's congressional districts. Lawmakers are expected to approve a final map within the week.
- Families flocked to private schools and homeschooling during the 2020-2021 school year when students at the public schools switched back and forth from virtual to hybrid learning due to the pandemic. Private schools in Carroll were offering in-person learning at the time. And some parents decided to take teaching in their own hands.
- City and fire officials offered fire safety tips Saturday.
