Community Corner

Aug. 21: Weather, Speed Cameras, Blood Drive

Plus, looking ahead to a carnival on Friday.

1. WEATHER >> Highs reaching 90 degrees Wednesday in Elkridge.

2. THIS WEEK >> The Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department Community Blood Drive is this Thursday. 

3. MORE THIS WEEK >> Long Reach High School will hold its annual Back to School Community Carnival on Friday, Aug. 23.

4. ICYMI >> Howard County police plan to deploy two new mobile speed cameras as part of a focused effort to maintain safety as students return to school next week. 

5. NEWS NEARBY >> A second Columbia teenager has pleaded guilty to his role in an attempted robbery of a cab driver who escaped by crashing his taxi into a tree and fleeing.

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