Today will be sunny, according to the National Weather Service, with a high temperature of 86 degrees and low tonight of 63. Short, sweet and summery.
Know a business or person who has made a substantial contribution to the local arts community? The Howard County Arts Council is seeking nominations for the 2011 Howie Awards. Nomination forms are online at Hocoarts.org and must be postmarked by Nov. 1.
The Howard County Agricultural Land Preservation Board is meeting at the Howard County Fairgrounds, 2210 Fairgrounds Road in W. Friendship at 7:30 p.m. Click here for an agenda.
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The Public Works Board is meeting at the George Howard Building at 7:30 p.m. Scenic roads are on the agenda: the Harding Road intersection improvement in Laurel and the Watersville Road Slope project in Lisbon.
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And ... On this day in 1959 - The Soviet Union's Luna 2 became the first space probe to reach the moon.
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