Today, The Phoenix Emporium announced new plans to acquire and merge with the Ellicott Mills Brewing Company on Main Street beginning in the new year.

Howard County Government offices, courts, animal shelter, 50+ centers, Alpha Ridge Landfill, Cedar Lane and Schooley Mill Activity Rooms, Gary J. Arthur, North Laurel and Roger Carter Community Centers, Meadowbrook Athletic Complex, Robinson Nature Center, Baltimore & Ohio Ellicott City Station Museum, and county historic sites will be closed in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday on Wednesday, January 1.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will join members of the community and the Coalition to End Homelessness at a service for Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day.

On December 19, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and Howard County Tourism together kicked-off a second year of the Old Ellicott City Holiday Bucks program, providing 1,500 $10 vouchers redeemable within the Old Ellicott City historic district.

Howard County Government is offering residents a variety of FREE holiday tree recycling options through the County’s “Merry Mulch” program.

A Howard County construction project to stabilize a public sewer near 6442 Mellow Wine Way in Clarksville is expected to begin on or about Monday, December 23. Weather permitting, the project is expected to be completed by late January 2020.

Together, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and Howard County Tourism are once again offering an extra incentive to shop in Old Ellicott City (OEC) this holiday season, with the return of the OEC Holiday Bucks program.

As Director, Gowan will oversee more than 60 employees in areas of resource conservation, land development and zoning, long range community planning, development engineering, and demographic and data management.

Howard County Government offices will be closed for Christmas Day on Wednesday, December 25. There will be no trash, recycling, yard trim or food scrap pick-up on Christmas Day; the County’s holiday "slide” schedule will be in effect.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball and the Office of Human Rights invite the public to join Thursday, December 26 them for an evening celebrating Kwanzaa, a seven-day festival commemorating the African-American people, their culture and their heritage.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball to host the 4th annual Toys for Tots Giveaway on Saturday, December 14, at 9:00 a.m. at the Long Reach Village Center in Columbia. Thanks to a collaboration with Toys for Tots and a generous community which supports the season of giving, more than 1,000 children will have a brighter, merrier holiday.

The project will include the renovation of the multipurpose and meeting spaces, classrooms, lounge, game rooms, offices and existing bathrooms, and the addition of two new ADA accessible bathrooms and a state-of-the-art fitness and exercise room.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball today announced the launch of the County’s new online Service Catalog, created to provide residents, business owners, visitors, parents and older residents with a ‘one-stop shop’ to more easily and conveniently access all County information and services.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joins Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center to officially open the “New Beginnings Crisis Stabilization” facility, an important component of Howard County’s opioid intervention strategy to meet immediate needs for assessment, treatment, referrals and brief overnight housing and food.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball joins Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center to officially open the “New Beginnings Crisis Stabilization” facility, an important component of Howard County’s opioid intervention strategy to meet immediate needs for assessment, treatment, referrals and brief overnight housing and food.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will attend the grand opening of The African Art Museum of Maryland on February 29, 2002 at its new location in Long Reach Village Center in Columbia.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced plans today to provide free lunch and snacks to students during the week of spring break, April 6-9th, in partnership with the Howard County Public School System, the Department of Community Resources and Services, Howard County Library System and Roving Radish.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will award eight innovation grants to local organizations throughout the first week of March. Ball announced the $225,000 Innovation Fund last year to stimulate unique and creative ideas within Howard County.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is currently seeking a student applicant who is interested in serving on the Recreation & Parks Advisory Board. Comprised of eight members, including one student, the Board provides recommendations relating to plans, policies and programs for public recreation, and reviews plans for and holds hearings on the acquisition and development of land for public recreation and open space. The student board member will serve a one-year term from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will hold his second Residents’ Budget Hearing for the FY2021 budget cycle on Thursday, March 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicott City.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball delivered the inaugural Howard County “State of Business” address at the Turf Valley Resort on Tuesday. Ball highlighted Howard County’s record low unemployment rate of 2.5 percent, a highly educated workforce, and the excellent quality of life in Howard County. He noted that despite the good economy, Howard County is looking at an “age of opportunity” to stay competitive in the region and the nation.

The Governor’s Office on Crime Control and Prevention has recently awarded the Howard County Department of Corrections, the State’s Attorney’s Office, and the Howard County Sheriff’s Office more than $233,000 for sixteen programs that offer inmate reentry, attorney training, police recruitment and retention, and other critical support.

Howard County Economic Development Authority and Cyber-Sicherheitsrat Deutschland e.V will sign a memorandum of understanding establishing a cybersecurity exchange platform between U.S. and German industry, academia, and government.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball is seeking adult and student applicants interested in serving on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission. Adult voting members serve five-year terms, whereas student non-voting members serve one-year terms from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 27, 2020.