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Howard County officials say Ellicott City’s Main Street later this month will fully reopen to pedestrian traffic — a month and a half after flash flooding deluged the city’s historic downtown. The county is also preparing a yearlong effort to study the historic July 31 flooding and to put in place a comprehensive planning process for rebuilding. [Logo] WEEKEND HEADLINES - September 10, 2016 [mobile-header-ad] [alt text here] [mobile-img] [alt text here] [Ellicott City’s Main Street to reopen as county plans next steps] Howard County officials say Ellicott City’s Main Street later this month will fully reopen to pedestrian traffic — a month and a half after flash flooding deluged the city’s historic downtown. The county is also preparing a yearlong effort to study the historic July 31 flooding and to put in place a comprehensive planning process for rebuilding. [Police nab suspected gang leader behind park stabbing death] He was on the run, wanted for murder. 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