Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is currently seeking applicants, specifically those who have a disability, are relatives of a person with a disability or are members of the general public, to serve on Howard County’s Commission on Disabilities. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 14th.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, Recreation & Parks Director A. Raul Delerme, and local leaders today broke ground on several improvements at Huntington Park in Columbia. New amenities will include a new basketball court, softball/baseball backstop, paved paths, water fountain, and park benches.

Ball launched the empowering Summer Youth Program and new, innovative Esports Initiative

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced applications are now being accepted for Transform Howard Innovation Grants. With $500,000 in grant funding available, these grants provide local non-profits with an opportunity to design and implement forward thinking, emerging and creative ideas to help them better serve county residents.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and Howard County’s Economic Development Authority have opened applications for a fourth cohort of the highly successful “HoCo Higher” entrepreneur accelerator program. Conducted in partnership with M&T Bank, this 10-week bootcamp teaches early-stage and historically under-served entrepreneurs the essentials of business planning, operations, credit building, digital communication, and financial management.

Detectives offer tips to avoid being victimized, provide free steering wheel locks

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced several appointments and transition for various cabinet positions within Howard County Government.

Two juvenile passengers were not injured

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and the Office of Emergency Management today presented resident and scientist Dan Wilt with the Emergency Management Volunteer of the Year award for his dedication to county safety and advancing emergency response capabilities

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball was joined today by Governor Wes Moore to unveil plans for a reimagined and transformative library in Downtown Columbia. The project will be coupled with expanded mixed-income housing opportunities for the growing community.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has issued an Executive Order, establishing one of Maryland’s first Blueprint Resources Planning Workgroup. The 12-member, multi-agency workgroup will include representatives from Howard County Government, Howard Community College, the Howard County Library System, the Howard County Board of Education, the Howard County Council and the Howard County State Delegation.

Smart Growth America has given Howard County a 100% score in its 2023 evaluation of the strongest Complete Streets policies in the country, making it the first jurisdiction in the nation to receive a perfect score under their current scoring matrix.

Howard County Government offices, courts, animal shelter, 50+ centers and Alpha Ridge Landfill will be closed in observance of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 29th. As there will be no Monday curbside trash, recycling, yard trim or food scrap collection on Memorial Day, the County’s holiday "slide” schedule will be in effect for the remainder of the week.