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.

Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) and local organizations have updated students and residents on new meal and food distribution schedules ahead of the school year beginning September 8.

Today, County Executive Calvin Ball announced $60,581 in CARES Act funding for Maryland Legal Aid (MLA) to assist residents facing eviction and other legal challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will help provide the education, assistance and representation needed to prevent evictions in forthcoming failure to pay rent proceedings.

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.

Effective 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 4, Howard County will move forward with Governor Hogan’s modified Phase 3 plan of reopening, which includes the opening of enclosed and outdoor theatres with various restrictions and the loosening of restrictions on retail and religious facilities. 

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County today joined a large coalition of state attorneys general, cities, counties, and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors in taking legal action against the Trump Administration’s impairment of the 2020 Decennial Census.

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.

Roving Radish, an award-winning Howard County program that provides healthy meal kits sourced from local farms, has opened its first storefront in Long Reach Village Center.

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.

Howard County announced today a construction project to replace the Hammond Branch bridge in the vicinity of 8801 Stephens Road in Laurel and improve two pumping stations in Ellicott City.

Today, County Executive Calvin Ball announced Tom Meunier as the new Director of the Department of Public Works (DPW) and Rafiu Ighile as the new Director of the Department of Finance. The appointments are effective on August 31st and September 7th, respectively.

Beginning in September, children can explore the wonders of nature at Howard County’s Robinson Nature Center with a new slate of fall programs designed with virtual learning in mind.

Today, County Executive Calvin Ball provided an update on his Ellicott City Safe and Sound plan and announced that five flood mitigation projects are scheduled to start construction within the next 18 months.

 County Executive Calvin Ball will award Length of Service points to volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel who are working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 emergency response.

County Executive Calvin Ball will provide a progress report to the media on Ellicott City Safe & Sound flood mitigation projects on Thursday, August 27th at 11:00 a.m.

Last night, County Executive Calvin Ball hosted a Health & Wellness Townhall with nine Howard County health professionals.

Today, County Executive Calvin Ball announced the allocation of CARES Act funding to subsidize the new RecZone program operated by the Department of Recreation & Parks.

County Executive Calvin Ball today announced that an Agreement of Sale has been reached to acquire the Savage remainder property, a five-acre parcel located to the west of Savage Mill, for $1.725 million.

County Executive Calvin Ball is hosting a Health and Wellness Townhall on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

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.