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Howard County is expected to award at least $141,563 in grants to those whose properties were damaged by the deadly May 2018 Ellicott City flood.

The Howard County Board of Education unanimously approved conducting an internal audit of the school system last week. 

The Howard County Pride Festival is Saturday and is co-sponsored by Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays and Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.

One witness described seeing eight or nine men arrested by ICE agents. Howard County Executive Calvin Ball insisted the action was not a "raid."

Howard County officials broke ground Monday on the 238,000-square-foot courthouse in Columbia.

An Ellicott City shop owner says an offer by Howard County to buy her property was insufficient. The county may invoke eminent domain to take the building.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said he pre-filed a resolution with the County Council asking for an audit by the Maryland State Department of Education.

The committee recommended a joint partnership between a potential community development organization for Ellicott City and four established entities.

Two longtime Howard County assistant chiefs have been appointed as deputy chiefs, the fire department announced Monday.

An EF-1 tornado touched down just after 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service confirmed.

The tax is assessed against real property, which includes land, residences and buildings and is collected alongside property taxes.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball's plan to mitigate flooding in Ellicott City does not require a trade-off with school funding.

Howard County officials on Monday announced they will raze four buildings on lower Main Street and bore a tunnel to reduce future floodwater in Ellicott City.

Howard County officials will host a press conference Monday to announce which plan they will pursue to ease future flooding in historic Ellicott City.

Howard County gets OK from council to agree to purchase land to build a high school in Jessup.

Officials broke ground Friday on the Laurel Park Station development — located adjacent to the Laurel Park racetrack — that is meant to revitalize the Route 1 corridor in Howard County.

County Executive Calvin Ball has proposed a 6-cent increase to the fire and rescue tax in his proposed budget. This modest increase is absolutely the right call. It’s not the politically convenient move, but this 6-cent increase will save lives.

On May 2, officials will host a public meeting at Howard High School for the community to provide input. Though testimony will be taken, the decision over which option to pursue lays with County Executive Calvin Ball.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball recommended amending a proposed school purchasing agreement between the government and property owners in Jessup who have agreed to sell land for a 13th high school.

For the 22nd year in a row, Howard County clinched a AAA bond rating from all three of the nation’s credit-rating agencies, allowing the county to maintain low interest rates when repaying bonds.

A portion of the former Caplan's building in Ellicott City is considered structurally unsound. Officials say the back portion must quickly come down for public safety.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has presented a $1.7 billion operating budget for fiscal 2020, a 3% increase from last year.

Making education the “top funding priority of his administration,” Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is proposing to fund the county school system $605.2 million in his inaugural spending plan for fiscal 2020.

The announcement comes nearly one year after the old mill town was ravaged a second time by floods that left one person dead.

Calvin Ball issued his first veto as Howard County executive Monday, halting a bill that would have expanded the buffer zone for scenic roads.

Howard County is partnering with Howard County General Hospital on a program to bring more primary care physicians to the community.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball prefiled legislation Thursday to get one step closer to breaking ground for Howard’s 13th high school in Jessup.

The Howard County police department’s aviation program is being discontinued in an effort to curb government spending in light of a “historic” $108 million deficit, county officials announced this week.

In Ellicott City, randon acts of kindness are the rule, not the exception. The new executive director of the Ellicott City Partnership wants to build on that selflessness.

The tax on mobile homes generates less than $700,000 in revenue for Howard County annually.

Merriweather Post Pavilion has named Soulful Symphony, based in Baltimore, at its new resident symphony, fulfilling Jim Rouse’s vision for the amphitheater.

The Howard Human Rights Commission is scheduled to present its final report Friday. 

In the Howard County school system's $972.7 million approved spending plan, the largest cuts made by the school board fall in the categories of maintenance of plant and special education.

Howard County’s government operates a school system, a police department with nearly 500 sworn officers, a fire department, a water and sewer system, a landfill and six branch libraries that have the highest per-capita circulation rate in the state.

The announcement comes nearly two years since President Trump pulled the United States from the Paris Agreement. Since then, 285 counties nationwide have joined a U.S. pact to combat climate change including five in Maryland — Howard, Frederick, Montgomery, Baltimore and Prince George's.

Officials in Annapolis and Baltimore are wrestling with a proposal by the owner of Maryland’s two largest horse racing tracks to turn Laurel Park into a “super track” capable of hosting some of racing’s largest events – perhaps even the coveted Preakness Stakes.

The bill comes at the request of Howard County Executive Calvin Ball amid a multi-year plan to mitigate flooding in historic Ellicott City,

Baltimore, Howard and Harford counties are struggling with their school budgets, and Anne Arundel is scrounging for ways to boost teacher pay and reduce class sizes. How will Gov. Larry Hogan respond?

After the Baltimore City Council passed clean air legislation Monday that could lead a large trash incinerator to shut down, officials in the city and surrounding counties began considering their alternatives for if and when that consequence comes to pass.

Howard Executive Ball seems to be paralyzed about what to do with Ellicott City's flood-prone business district.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today provided an update for the public about the plan to mitigate flooding in Ellicott City, Maryland.

Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, in partnership with the Howard County Health Department, received a nearly $1.1 million State Opioid Response Grant from the Maryland Department of Health to establish 24-hour crisis services at the center.

Howard County public schools’ free and reduced meals program, or FARMs, saw a 50 percent increase of applications during the federal government shutdown, according to school system data.

The transition team gave to Howard County Executive Calvin Ball a 50 page report flanked with recommendations on how to improve county services.

Howard County has filed a petition against the Federal Aviation Administration in federal court, opposing the agency’s approval of a plan to expand BWI Marshall Airport over neighbors’ noise concerns, the county announced Wednesday.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joined with three other former county executives in a ceremony Monday marking 50 years of charter government in the county. Voters adopted the charter and elected Omar Jones as the first county executive in November 1968.

Howard County is officially kicking off its annual Winter Restaurant Weeks, which are underway and run through Feb. 4.

Howard County is seeking applications for two spots on a committee to explore creation of an Ellicott City Community Development Corporation.

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Howard County officials said Friday they will suspend cutting off residential water service to customers for payment issues until after the federal government re-opens.