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December 4, 2018

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Ball sworn in as Howard Executive, touts commitment to inclusion

Tuesday, Dec 4

Calvin Ball, who has served 12 years on the Howard County Council, was sworn in on Monday as the first black person to hold the office of Howard County Executive. The Howard County Council was also sworn in.

New Howard school board members praised for their 'incredible energy'

Four newcomers, Vicky Cutroneo, Jen Mallo, Sabina Taj and Chao Wu, were officially sworn in to the Board of Education on Monday afternoon.

Woman killed after giving money to panhandler in Baltimore was engineer who had been out dancing with husband

Police were still searching Monday for a man who stabbed an Aberdeen woman to death  early Saturday morning in Baltimore.

Freshman lawmaker wants more state aid for Ellicott City flood-control projects

The proposals would bring longterm, state funding to historic Ellicott City, a town that has seen deadly flooding.

Massage therapist charged with inappropriately touching client at Fulton spa

Gene Coxson, a massage therapist at The Pearl Modern Spa, was charged with inappropriately touching female client.

Howard County native opens sock-centric pop-up shop at Columbia mall

With the opening of Socks Appeal, Howard County native Susannah Siger’s fifth holiday pop-up business, things have come full circle.

3 things that might surprise you about the Howard County library president

Tonya Kennon, 47, took the helm of the county’s six public libraries in April, leaving behind her job as library director in her hometown of Riverside, Calif., to move to Columbia. Here, Kennon shares three little-known facts about her life.

Strolling through Laurel's historic homes

Laurel home tour features six homes, St. Mary of the Mills Sanctuary and the business DC Homme on Dec. 8.