Howard County Executive Calvin Ball selected Esen Paradiso’s design out of the final three entries for consideration to be the new county flag. The County Council must approve the design in April.

Howard County officially raised its new flag Monday in front of the county’s George Howard Building in Ellicott City. The design by long-time county resident and designer Esen Paradiso won a year-long ...

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — A new flag now flies over Howard County government buildings after a two-year redesign process. County officials raised the new flag on Monday. This comes after a commission ...

County officials raised the new flag on Monday. This comes after a commission solicited, received and evaluated submissions to redesign and modernize the flag, replacing the former 56-year-old flag.