New Flag Chosen To Represent Howard County

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — An Ellicott City woman's proposal for Howard County's new flag has been chosen by Executive Calvin Ball.

Entry #115 was created by Esen Paradiso of Ellicott City and features arching lines of gold and white over a field of green and blue. Paradiso is the owner of Columbia Creative Services, a local business providing advertising, marketing and graphic design services, and has been a resident of Howard County for nearly 50 years.

"The flag’s design reflects the diversity and inclusion of Howard County’s natural and human resources – a historically proud and future-oriented central Maryland community and represents an evolving agricultural past blended with an optimistic cultural, environmental and economic future which is cosmopolitan, vibrant and thriving," said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball at a news conference unveiling the new flag.

"When we set out on this process over a year ago, I asked this resident-led Commission to deliver recommendations for an updated flag design that would inspire our community and be recognizable to all. I am impressed with the incredible degree of community input received throughout this process and proud to select this stunning design as an enduring symbol of Howard County’s vibrancy and diversity," he added.