Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has ordered the Howard County Flag to be lowered to half-staff, as a mark of respect for the memory of Pope Francis, effective immediately and returned to full-staff at sunset on the day of internment. As a matter of protocol, the Maryland flag is lowered to half-staff.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today unveiled his $2.3 billion Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Operating Budget. The proposal is comprised of a balanced spending plan that prioritizes Howard County’s shared values while navigating emerging fiscal challenges.

This transformative investment will create 500 new family-supporting supply chain and logistics jobs in Howard County.

The victim was transported to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and is currently listed in critical but stable condition.

A Howard County construction project to repair the curb and sidewalk between 3756 and 3732 Old Columbia Pike in Ellicott City, is expected to begin or about Monday, April 28th. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by early May. 

The County’s Department of Public Works’ (DPW) Bureau of Environmental Services announced the winners of its seventh annual “Business Recycling and Waste Reduction” and “Green Community Leadership” awards program at Howard County’s 18th annual GreenFest event.

Beginning on Monday, April 28th at 6:00 a.m., the Howard County Department of Public Works will close Parking Lot B in Historic Ellicott City, to allow for the construction of the outfall structure to the Ellicott City Safe and Sound Plan’s North Tunnel. Weather permitting, the work is expected to be completed by mid-2027, at which time the lot will reopen for public use.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced his $250,000 commitment in new funding towards the County’s Office of Workforce Development’s empowering Summer Youth Employment Program, that he has included in his proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget. This paid program focuses on teaching teens and young adults valuable job readiness skills and career exploration with local businesses, nonprofits, and government partners.

The Howard County Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Highways’ Traffic Engineering Division will hold a community outreach open house on Wednesday, April 30th, to present traffic calming plans for Dorchester Way. The project will implement strategies available in the County’s recently updated Howard County Neighborhood Traffic Calming Policy, to combat excessive vehicular speeds along the roadway. 

To mark the celebration, Howard County planted 100 trees at Rockburn Branch Park – West and removed smothering invasive vines from native trees.

Application deadline is May 31st

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has announced the County’s Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Engineering’s Transportation and Special Projects Division’s Henryton Road Bridge Replacement Project won the Maryland Quality Initiative’s "Project of the Year” for projects costing less than $5 million and the County Engineers Association of Maryland’s Modal Award at its first Annual Awards of Excellence dinner.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today highlighted the successful implementation of an innovative “quick build” Complete Streets project on US 1 in North Laurel.

Cedar Lane at Holland Court was closed for approximately two hours for the investigation.

A Howard County construction project to install approximately 2,200 feet of new 36-inch sewer line from the Department of Public Works’ Dorsey Run Pumping Station, located at the end of Patuxent Range Road (east) in Jessup, north along the Dorsey Run River and CSX railroad tracks, has begun. Weather permitting, the project will be completed in December 2025.