Traffic Alert: @HCPDNews and the @HCDFRS have closed Main Street in Ellicott City in the West End b/t Klein Ave and Ellicott Mills Dr due to a gas leak. BGE is on site. The immediate surrounding area has been evacuated. VMS signage has been turned on to alert motorists.

.@HoCoGovExec announces return of his #OECBucks program, offering visitors to historic #EllicottCityMD a $10 voucher to pick up at @VisitHoCoMD's Welcome Ctr at 8267 Main St, to use at one of the town's more than 100 businesses 8/16 through 9/30. To learn more #HoCoMD, visit

Tesla Full Self-Driving is not safer than a human driving manually. - FSD failed a DMV driver's test.- HW3 has 20/60 vision (illegal).- HW4 has 20/40 vision (bare legal minimum).- FSD hallucinates like all AIs. It's no surprise Tesla can only defend FSD with fake safety stats.

.@HoCoGov constr proj to install a sidewalk along Old Saint Johns Ln from Leaf Shade Dr to Saint Johns Ln in #EllicottCityMD, as part of @CommuteHoward’s WalkHoward plan to connect the neighborhood to @hcpss_sjles & @hcpss_mhhs, has begun. To learn more abt this projec #HoCoMD,.

.@HoCoGovExec & @CommuteHoward are reminding #HoCoMD residents 60+, you can ride @transitRTA buses for free on all fixed-route service. To obtain your RTA Certified FREE Ride Card, cmplt & return the application by mail to: RTA Certifications Department,

From 10:30 am to 12:30 pm tomorrow, 8/15, @HoCoHealth's PEACE Project will be hosting a FREE diaper giveaway - while supplies last , for #HoCoMD residents. A walk-in only evt, no registration is required. To learn more, visit or call HCHD at 410-313-6300.

Nearly every California 9th grader is automatically enrolled in Ethnic Studies. Do you know what’s in the curriculum? Watch this.

H2O OUTAGE: @HoCoGovUtilities has H2O off at the 5100 block of Thunder Hill Rd #ColumbiaMD, to repair a broken H2O main. Outage expected to last 6-8 hrs is also affecting 5035-5123 Thunder Hill Rd, Brinton Ct, Bucketpost Ct, Drywell Ct, & 5033 Netherstone Ct. For more info

HEADS UP #HoCoMD: @HoCoRec's Cypressmede Park at 3100 Fawnwood Dr in #EllicottCityMD, is CLOSED today, 8/14 as crews perform selective tree pruning & hazardous tree removals. The park will re-open for public use if work is cmplted early. For ?s &/or more info abt this project,.

W/ #HoCoMD under a FLOOD WATCH this afternoon/evening thanks a round of t-storms @NWS_BaltWash forecasts will move across our region today, @HoCoOEM is sharing this map to remind motorists of the county's flood prone rds. Pls keep in mind that just becuz a rd is not listed on

Also, to stay in the know about your @HoCoRec program when there is inclement weather in the forecast #HoCoMD, be sure to check the department's Inclement Weather & Program Status line at before you head out the door.

STAYING WEATHER AWARE: W/ @NWS_BaltWash forecasting potential severe wx to strike our area this afternoon, 8/13, @HoCoOEM reminds #HoCoMD of the importance of staying #weatheraware. You can do so by making sure emergency alerts are activated on cell ( & by.

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As part of its process to update our Landscape Manuel, @HoCoGov DPZ seeks #HoCoMD's feedback on its current manual draft, a copy of which can be found on the department's website at Last adopted in 1993, the Landscape Manual provides landscaping guidance

For the most up-to-date forecast #HoCoMD, tune to ur local TV/radio news stations. You can also stay #weatheraware by making sure emergency alerts r activated on ur cell ( & by subscribing to wx alerts thru @NWS's website at (4/4).

PLEASE REMEMBER #HoCoMD, if you come upon a flooded roadway, #TurnAroundDontDrown. It takes just a mere 6" of fast-moving flood H2O to knock over an adult, 12" to carry away most cars & just 2' to carry away SUVs & trucks. It is NEVER safe to drive or walk into flood H2O. (3/4).

Excessive runoff from these storms may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations #HoCoMD. Flooding may also occur in poor drainage and urban areas. As a result, flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. (2/4).

WX ALERT: @NWS_BaltWash has issued a FLOOD WATCH for C & SE #HoCoMD, from 2-9 pm today, 8/13. As a cold front approaches our area later today into tonight, the high moisture content ahead of the front is forecasted to bring t-storms capable of producing heavy rainfall in a short

HEADS UP #HoCoMD: From 8 am-1 pm today, 8/13, @HCDFRS will be conducting a TRAINING EXERCISE with the Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Response Team at @HoCoGov James N. Robey Public Safety Training Ctr in #MarriottsvilleMD. Residents will notice helicopters in the area as part of.

SCHEDULED H2O OUTAGE: At 7 pm, 8/12, @HoCoGov Utilities to turn the H2O off at the 5800 block of Washington Blvd, #ElkridgeMD, to repair a broken H2Or valve. Outage expected to last 8-10 & will also affect 5844-5871 Washington Blvd, North Meyer Dr, South Meyer Dr, Margery Ln,

How do you know when a feature is good? We rolled out a sneak peek of Findings to a few customers. Then for unrelated reason had to roll back that release, and they all *freaked out* and demanded it back. Now in GA!

.@HoCoGovExec announces launch of #HoCoMD 1st transformative Guaranteed Basic Income pilot program in partnership w/ the Community Action Council of Howard County. Thru this pilot program, 20 enrolled families will receive monthly economic assistance, wrap-around services, &