Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is seeking consumer and family member applicants interested in serving on the Howard County Local Behavioral Health Advisory Board. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 14, 2020.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will be visiting the Department of Community Resources and Services school supply giveaway on Saturday, September 5 at 10:00 a.m. at East Columbia Branch Library.

On Friday, the Howard County Board of Elections finalized Howard County’s early voting sites. Residents can vote early between October 26 – November 2.

A BGE project to complete maintenance work on two utility poles located near 8116 Main Street in Ellicott City is scheduled to begin at midnight on Sunday, September 13th. As a result of the work, Main Street near Maryland Avenue will be closed from 1:00 to 6:00 a.m. on the 13th.

A BGE project to complete maintenance work on two utility poles located near 8116 Main Street in Ellicott City, is scheduled to begin at midnight on Monday, September 14th. Main Street near Maryland Avenue will be closed from 1:00 to 6:00 a.m. on the 14th as a result.

The grant award will help the regional “Planting the Future” initiative by funding a full-time Restoration Coordinator for a 30-month period in Howard County and allow the County's Department of Recreation & Parks to ramp up its existing programs, such as its Stream ReLeaf and Turf to Trees programs.

Howard County Government offices, courts, animal shelter, 50+ centers and the Alpha Ridge Landfill will be closed in observance of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 7. There will be no trash, recycling, yard trim or food scrap pick-up on Labor Day. The county’s holiday "slide” schedule will be in effect.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is seeking two health professionals, and one member of the general public with health training interested in serving on the County’s Board of Health.

Today, County Executive Calvin Ball announced $1 million for innovation and operational grants for Howard County non-profits. The Rise to the Challenge grants, which are funded through the CARES Act, will begin accepting applications September 1 through September 15, 2020. Grantees can apply for grant amounts ranging from $10,000 and up.

Today, County Executive Calvin Ball announced the Department of Recreation & Parks in cooperation with the Office of Community Sustainability will be giving away 2,020 native trees for Howard County residents to plant on their property.