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Obituaries

J. Spencer Hammond, church musician and teacher, dies at 88

J. Spencer Hammond, former longtime minister of music, organist and choir director at Douglas Memorial Community Church who also taught music in the city public schools for more than three decades, died ThursdayJAN24 at Howard County General Hospital from complications from a fall.

J. Spencer Hammond, church musician and teacher, dies at 88















Obituaries

Marianne J. Schoeffield, homemaker

Marianne J. Schoeffield, a homemaker and former secretary, died June 30 from a cardiac arrest at Howard County General Hospital. The Ellicott City resident was 82.

Marianne J. Schoeffield, homemaker







Columbia

Council passes record Howard County budget

Four days after devastating floods in Ellicott City pushed Howard County into the national spotlight, officials got back to a sense of normalcy for a few hours on Thursday morning when they passed the county’s fiscal 2019 budget, a record-setting $1.6 billion operating budget.

Council passes record Howard County budget













One dead after two-car crash in Columbia

A fatal car crash in Columbia left one person dead Tuesday morning, according to Howard County Police. A second person was transported to Shock Trauma and is stable, police said.

One dead after two-car crash in Columbia



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