Five Things: School Board Endorses New Middle School

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: Morning clouds will turn into afternoon sun with a high of 48 today. That will turn into partly cloudy skies and a low of 30 tonight.

2. SCHOOL BOARD BACKS NEW SCHOOL: The board voted to get behind a new 7th and 8th grade facility on London Bridge Road on Tuesday. The item appeared in the form of architectural and engineering fees when it was voted down last March, but the board has said it will not be putting A&E fees on the 2013 ballot. The other option that faced the board was a phased addition approach to the current middle school.

3. DEADLINE FOR FACEBOOK CONTEST: We have some fantastic submissions for our first Facebook cover photo contest, but we need your votes! Residents have until 12 p.m. today to choose one of the pictures at this link. To vote, you must comment on the article with the number of the picture. The winner will receive a $50 gift card and have their photo placed on our Facebook page.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: French physician Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier and François Laurent, the marquis d' Arlandes, make the first untethered hot-air balloon flight, flying 5.5 miles over Paris in about 25 minutes. Their cloth balloon was crafted by French papermaking brothers Jacques-Étienne and Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, inventors of the world's first successful hot-air balloons.

5. WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR?: Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we want to know – what you are thankful for? Visit this article to comment.