Howard County Government offices and more will be closed on Thursday, December 25th in observance of the Christmas holiday. As there will be no Thursday curbside collections on the 25th, the County's holiday "slide" schedule will also be in effect at the end of the holiday week.

Agreement is part of a comprehensive update of the County’s Department of Fire and Rescue Services’ Substance Abuse Policy.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR), Howard County Government’s Department of Recreation & Parks, and Howard County Public School System to host Ball’s 10th annual USMCR’s Toys for Tots Program giveaway, distributing toys to nearly 4,000 children this holiday season.

The plan calls for a vibrant, mixed-use development featuring a variety of housing, retail and community spaces, as well as a 100,000+ square foot indoor athletic facility.

CSX Transportation will begin maintenance on the railroad crossing at Marriottsville Road and Drive Road in Marriottsville on Saturday, January 17th, that will result in the railroad crossing being closed. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by Tuesday, January 20th.

Missing Columbia woman Erlinda Caballes has been located unharmed.

The Howard County Department of Public Works Bureau of Environmental Services’ Stormwater Management Division, in coordination with the County’s Department of Recreation & Parks, will hold a community outreach meeting on Wednesday, January 21st, to discuss a project to stabilize an eroded section of the stream channel in Cedar Lane Park – West near Field 4 in Columbia. 

A Howard County construction project to install a 30,000-gallon fire suppression tank at the intersection of Mill Creek Court and Haviland Mill Road in Clarksville, is scheduled to begin on or about Monday, January 26th. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by mid-March.