Good News: MD Powerball Winner, Record Catfish, Kids In Spotlight

MARYLAND — Good news stories recently included Restaurant Week is under way in Harford County; an Allegany County store sold the $731 million winning Powerball ticket; a marketing director from Odenton is one of the contestants on the current season of "The Bachelor"; an angler landed a record flathead catfish; a middle-schooler helps others during the coronavirus pandemic by distributing laptops, food and masks; and Columbia has been named the second best city for jobs in the United States for 2021 by WalletHub.

Plus, Gov. Larry Hogan received the coronavirus vaccine Monday to show the immunization is safe and effective; the young daughter of a former Baltimore Raven celebrated Kamala Harris' swearing-in as vice president; Forbes named a Hanover cybersecurity business the year's most outstanding firm; an 8-year-old from Gaithersburg made a cameo on Joe Biden's "Celebrating America" inauguration celebration; and more in our roundup of good news stories from Maryland's Patch sites this week.

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Here are some of this week's good news headlines:

• $731M Winning Powerball Ticket Sold By Allegany County Store
• MD Woman Searches For Love On 'The Bachelor'
• Columbia Named Second Best City For Jobs
• Angler Reels In MD Record Setting 57-Pound Flathead Catfish
• Middle-Schooler Makes Masks For Others, Delivers Laptops
• Gaithersburg Activist, 8, Appears On Biden's Inauguration Special
• Forbes Names Anne Arundel Company One Of Year's Best Businesses
• Daughter Of Former Raven Celebrates New VP Kamala Harris

More Good News Stories:

• Kitten Siblings Were Trapped In Feral Cat Colony, SPCA Saved Them
• These Kitties Are On Diets, But SPCA Is Helping Them Get In Shape
• 10 Montgomery County Hiking, Biking Trails To Explore In 2021
• Bowie Students Win Art Contest Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
• Crafty Crab Opens Where Uncle Lee's Used To Be
• Anne Arundel School Honors Life Of Martin Luther King Jr.
• Baltimore Ravens Pledge $500K For Owings Mills Playground
• Riverside Sunoco Sells $50K Powerball Ticket: Maryland Lottery
• Hogan Gets Coronavirus Vaccine In Public, Hopes To Show It's Safe
• Anne Arundel Opens Vaccine Clinic At Casino, Launches Sign-Up
• 3 Havre de Grace Restaurants Are Part Of Harford Restaurant Week
• 17 Bel Air Restaurants Participate In Harford Restaurant Week
• Rockville-Based Cancer Drug Developer Has Filed To Go Public

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