Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today unveiled the impact a nearly $5 million grant from the Maryland General Assembly has played on Howard County’s implementation of a new statewide youth mental and behavioral health and wellness initiative that aims to increase mental health resources and services for all Marylanders.

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – Howard County Executive Calvin Ball released the below statement, following the weather event on Sunday, August 18th, 2024:

NACo awarded Howard County Best in Category in Planning for its new General Plan, HoCo by Design

Howard County Government offices, 50+ centers, courts and animal shelter will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth National Freedom Day holiday on Wednesday, June 19th. There will be regular Wednesday curbside trash, recycling, yard trim and food scrap collections on the 19th and the Alpha Ridge Landfill will be open. 

This long-awaited project features two indoor pools

The pedestrian was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

In response to high temperatures forecast by the National Weather Service, Dr. Maura J. Rossman, Howard County Health Officer, has issued a heat alert for Howard County for Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23.

A Howard County construction project to install sidewalk along the south side of Montgomery Road near Steepridge Drive, connecting Steepridge Drive to the Lawyers Hill apartment complex, in Elkridge, is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, June 24th. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by late August.