Howard County sets Dec. 23-24, 2027 courthouse closure after split staff survey

Oct 13, 2026

The Howard County Commissioners approved closing the courthouse on Thursday, Dec. 23, and Friday, Dec. 24, 2027, after commissioners reviewed a staff survey that showed no clear preference between two-day sequences around Christmas and discussed pay-period impacts.

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Howard County Commissioners voted to close the courthouse on Thursday, Dec. 23, and Friday, Dec. 24, 2027, after a brief discussion of staff preferences and payroll timing. Chair opened the discussion, noting that a staff SurveyMonkey poll returned roughly an even split between sequences and that the objective was to maintain the two-day pattern historically used for holidays.

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