Pick of the day: One last council meeting


The Vance County Board of Education will meet at 7 tonight at the school system’s headquarters on Graham Avenue, and normally its planned adoption of the 2005-06 budget as part of its monthly agenda would be enough to grab our attention. But not when the City Council is meeting for the final time before Tuesday’s elections, especially when the Fire Department figures to be center stage with three separate items on a crowded agenda: a life safety award, a grant and a discussion of next week’s inspection by the state fire marshal. One important item is on both agendas: The government bodies will be asked to endorse the efforts of the Boys & Girls Club steering committee.