Howard County Unveils Transformative Enterprise Zone Designation, Elevating Business Development for Route 1 and Columbia Gateway
State designation unlocks sizable tax benefits for businesses that make capital improvements and expand employment opportunities
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Releases Statement on Federal Funding Freeze by Trump Administration
County Executive Ball releases statement regarding the possible impacts in Howard County from the federal freeze of all grant and loan funding.
Multimodal Transportation Board (MTB) Meeting - February 25, 2025
RESECHDULED due to weather - Bicycle Advisory Group (BAG) Meeting - February 24, 2025
Police investigating two fatal collisions overnight (UPDATED)
Police investigating all possible contributing factors in each collision, including speed and weather conditions.
Coffee with a Cop
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Provides Comprehensive Update on Ellicott City Safe and Sound Progress
Howard County receives more than $38 million in additional State funding for critical stormwater projects.
Long Reach Area Road Improvements - Public Meeting
Police arrest three in Jan. 14 fatal shooting in Columbia; continue to seek alleged shooter (UPDATED)
Anyone with information should contact police at 410-313-STOP or HCPDCrimeTips@howardcountymd.gov.
Free Family Movie Night
Strategies in Resilience Workshop
Police arrest second suspect in Oct. 9 Columbia homicide
Both suspects are charged as adults with first-degree murder and related charges and are being held without bond at the Howard County Detention Center.
Community Ambassador Session: Recreation & Parks
Levering Avenue Water Main Replacement Project to Begin
A Howard County construction project to replace the existing 12-inch waterline across the Patapsco River near the 5900 block of River Road in Elkridge, is expected to begin on or about Monday, October 21st. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by early January 2025.
Howard County Department of Public Works to Host a Community Outreach Meeting on St. Paul Street Pocket Park in Ellicott City
The Howard County Department of Public Works will hold a community outreach meeting on Tuesday, November 12th, to discuss the installation of a new pocket park along the northside of St. Paul Street behind 8109 to 8125 Main Street.
Forty-Six Patients Transported to the Hospital with Food Poisoning Symptoms
Forty-six patients were transported to the hospital with food poisoning symptoms in Jessup.
Howard County Department of Public Works to Host a Community Outreach Meeting on the Furnace Avenue and Hanover Road Traffic Calming Project
The County's Department of Public Works will hold a community outreach meeting on Tuesday, October 29th, to present traffic calming plans for Furnace Avenue and Hanover Road. The project will implement strategies available in the County’s recently updated Howard County Neighborhood Traffic Calming Policy, to combat excessive vehicular speeds along these two roadways.
Board of Appeals
Hearing Examiner
Hearing Examiner
Alcoholic Beverage Hearing Board
Howard County’s “Pumpkin Palooza” Returns, Giving Pumpkins New Life as Compost
Collected pumpkins are composted at the Alpha Ridge Landfill Composting Facility.