No children were seriously injured in a head-on collision between a day care bus and a car shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday on Edgewood Drive in Maumelle. However, the driver of the small vehicle that police said crossed the center line and struck the southbound minibus was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

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Another church has been approved by the Maumelle planning commission. In a meeting Oct. 22, the commission approved a conditional use permit for Walk of Faith Outreach Ministries at 406 Edgewood Drive, Suite H, which is located on the east lower side of the building. The site is known as the Jeff Fuller building.

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The International Association of Fire Chiefs reminds families that the simple task of changing a smoke alarm battery could make the difference in surviving a home fire.

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The school board of the Pulaski County Special School District last week voted to study the prospect of hiring a private company to provide busing services for students instead of having district employees as bus drivers. The plan would affect all students in Jacksonville who ride buses to district schools.

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A Jacksonville bank could lose a large depositor under action taken last week by the Pulaski County Special School District. The school board voted last week to solicit proposals from area banks to see which one should be the district’s bank.

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Mayor Mike Watson has given the City Council a starting point — a budget of $9.875 million for 2010.

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Central Arkansas Development Council will distribute USDA commodities at 11 locations in Pulaski County on Dec. 17, beginning at 9 a.m.

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Two hundred fifty acres of prime real estate inside the Maumelle city limits is scheduled to be sold on the county courthouse steps Nov. 19 in a foreclosure sale.

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Maumelle has been named an Arkansas Volunteer Community of the Year for the eighth straight year. That means the city will get to keep its highway signs designating the area for at least another year. The city is the only one in Central Arkansas to be selected this year other than Benton.

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The Central Arkansas Library System is offering a free books by mail service to those who live in Pulaski and Perry Counties, but are unable to leave home because of a temporary or permanent disability.

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