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May 2, 2019

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Howard County to host public meeting Thursday on flood mitigation proposals. Here's what could happen next.

On May 2, officials will host a public meeting at Howard High School for the community to provide input. Though testimony will be taken, the decision over which option to pursue lays with County Executive Calvin Ball.

Top construction projects for Howard schools to be funded, but officials voice concern for future needs

While Howard County Executive Calvin Ball’s capital budget touts millions of dollars to fulfill the school system’s top construction project requests for fiscal 2020, school officials are concerned for the future years.

New Howard police work group focused on drone technology

Howard County police are looking into the possible use of unmanned aircraft systems, known as drones, to enhance and support police operations in the county, police announced Wednesday.

Things to do in Howard County in May 2019

Check out these many events taking place around Columbia and throughout Howard County in May.

Merriweather's new resident orchestra is changing the face of classical music

When violinist Jessica McJunkins was growing up, she rarely saw people who looked like her playing string instruments — and nothing to the extent of Soulful Symphony, which is composed of mostly black and latino musicians.

After 56 shows and a near-death experience, Toby's Dinner Theatre actor knows he's born to perform

Settle in at Toby’s Dinner Theatre and you can count on these staples: the spinach phunque, the sundae bar and a performance by an ageless character actor named Robert Biedermann.

Howard softball shuts out Hammond, pulls into a tie for first place

Opportunistic offense and shutdown defense helped Howard earn a 3-0 victory over Hammond on Wednesday, May 1 to create a three-way tie for first place in the Howard County softball standings with one game left in the regular season.

Glenelg boys lacrosse stays hot, rolls over Centennial, 12-2

Glenelg Gladiators varsity lacrosse beat the Centennial Eagles, 12-2, in a Howard County league game in Glenelg on Wednesday, May 1, 2019.