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Howard County emergency management director looks to strengthen school communication

Wednesday, Dec 27

Tom McNeal, the school system's new director of security, emergency preparedness and response, says decisions to delay or close for inclement weather is weighed by many factors.

2017 Howard County Times / Columbia Flier Pictures of the Year

Writing with light Some of our photographers’ best work from 2017 A picture is worth a thousand words. This phrase is foreign to no one. It refers to the idea that a subject or the meaning of...

Wilde Lake junior Julianna Bonner notches girls soccer Player of the Year

Wilde Lake junior Julianna Bonner, who led the county in goals for the second straight season, is the 2017 girls soccer Player of the Year.

Howard County boys basketball teams open play at various holiday tournaments

Eleven of the 12 Howard County public school teams played in holiday tournaments on Dec. 27.

U.S. Dept. of Ed opens third investigation of University of Maryland's handling of sexual misconduct on campus

Several other Maryland universities are also subject to federal investigation for their handling of sexual violence on campus.

Advocates pushing lawmakers to clean up Maryland's renewable energy supply

In 2018, Maryland environmental advocates will press lawmakers to clean up the state's renewable energy supply, which subsidizes some polluting power sources. But it could be difficult to reach consensus on what changes need to be made.

IRS sets limited conditions for people to prepay property taxes, stirring tax law confusion

The Internal Revenue Service announced limited conditions for Americans to prepay their 2018 property taxes to save on their federal taxes.

45 baby names that will trend in 2018

Website babygaga.com has created a list with the 20 most popular girls (https://www.babygaga.com/20-of-the-most-anticipated-baby-girl-names-for-2018/) and 25 most popular boys...