From staff reports
Dec 28, 2020
As the novel coronavirus made its landfall in the United States and as local and state governments began to issue their lockdowns, people flocked to news outlets to find out about the virus and how their life would change.
Howard County residents were no different.
Four of the top five read stories on the Tribuneâs website in 2020 are COVID-19 related. They are:
1. Howard County bars sales of nonessential items at essential businesses
Howard County was one of the first counties in the state to institute a strict lockdown early on in the pandemic, but it was the commissionersâ ban of the sale of items deemed ânonessentialâ at businesses deemed âessentialâ that was the most controversial.