Innovative Partnership with the Community Action Council of Howard County and Howard Community College will open five Early Head Start classrooms

Ball also announced the County’s free public Wi-Fi broadband network has been expanded to all 23 Columbia Association pools

Investigators believe the shooting was accidental.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has announced the launch of two programs - Old Ellicott City Summer Bucks program and the Local HoCo campaign, aimed at boosting patronage of small and local businesses in Howard County.

In response to high temperatures forecast by the National Weather Service, the Howard County Health Department has issued a heat alert for Howard County. The alert has been issued for Friday, July 5 from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with high temperatures expected to be in the mid-to-high 90s.

Public Access STOP THE BLEED Kits Will Be Installed in Every HCPSS School and HCPSS Administration Buildings due to impactful investments made by Howard County

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced the County’s Department of Community Resources & Services’ (DCRS) Office on Aging and Independence (OAI) has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for its Older Adult Home Modification Program (OAHMP).

This critical project will add more than 1,000 linear feet of new sidewalk to the Dunloggin community, connecting more households with nearby schools.

As one of the only partnerships on a college campus, the Boys & Girls Club will offer free programming and enrichment activities for Howard County middle and high schoolers held on HCC’s campus

The new process will take new factors into consideration when evaluating roads for traffic calming and speed reduction efforts