Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced that the County’s Department of Housing and Community Development has secured $5.8 million in Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist with the redevelopment of two mixed-income housing communities in Columbia, Ranleagh Court and Waverly Winds.

A Howard County construction project to repair the Cedar Acres Stormwater Pond located between 8325 and 8328 Granville Road in Jessup, has begun. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by late March 2025.

A Howard County project to repave westbound Twin Rivers Road at Governor Warfield Parkway in Columbia, is expected to begin on or about Monday, November 11th. While the work is being done on the 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., westbound Twin Rivers Road will be closed to all traffic. Weather permitting, the project is expected to take one day to complete.

Deadline to apply is Friday, December 6 

Located on the site of the current Toby’s Dinner Theatre, the new mixed-use space will feature premier performing arts venues and workforce housing.

The Howard County Flag Commission is now accepting public feedback on 10 designs for a future county flag.

Yuk Fong Yeung, 69, was last seen leaving her residence in the 6000 block of Majors Lane at 11 a.m. yesterday on foot.

The innovative program is part of Howard County’s holistic approach to cybersecurity.

Approved by AARP, the progress report outlines the County’s Age-Friendly actions items started and completed to date/

Residents can sign-up to testify or give budget testimony online.

The new BHU Unit expands capacity to 24 beds from five in the current emergency room.

Transformational $1 million in Drought Relief Grants offered to support local farmers negatively affected by extreme summer weather and $500,000 in Enhanced Agricultural Grants available.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball signed an Executive Order establishing a Howard County workgroup to plan a celebration in honor of the U.S.’s 250th anniversary in July 2026.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene. 

In honor of National Veterans and Military Families Month, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced the unveiling of the County’s Office of Veterans and Military Families new “Tribute to County Veterans & Military Members” webpage to honor county hometown heroes

A Howard County construction project to install sidewalk along the east side of Roosevelt Boulevard from Cemetery Lane to Business Parkway in Elkridge, is scheduled to begin on or about Wednesday, December 4th.

Howard County Government offices and more will be closed on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

To inspire holiday spirit this season, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball launched the 2024 “HoCo Holiday Lights” map today for residents and visitors to locate the most festive residential and commercial holiday light displays in the county.

A Howard County emergency repair project to replace the culvert on Folly Quarter Road over the tributary to Benson Branch, between Buckskin Lake Drive and Walt Ann Drive in Ellicott City, is expected to begin on or about Monday, December 2nd. While the work is being done, this section of Folly Quarter Road will be closed to all traffic, with traffic following a clear marked detour. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by mid- to late-December. 

The deadline to apply is Friday, December 20, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.

Per Maryland law, the Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division has assumed the investigation.