Here's a look at today's local headlines:

AGAPE's DAYS NUMBERED? The Christian boarding school (left) has helped some 400 young people since the 1980s. But it's been living off proceeeds from a 2009 property sale and now the money's running out. Virginia Bridges has our story here.

MY LITTLE TOWN: Remember that Simon and Garfunkel comback tune? It appeared on both "Still Crazy After All Those Years" and "Breakaway" back in the '70s (the best decade for music and movies). But I digress. ... Read Jim Wise's story for the latest on a new 1,300-home community not proposed for N.C. 751 here.    

Former City Councilman Frank Hyman (left) wants Durham to keep an energy savings program going. Steven Sager wants you to come hear him and Frank Stasio talk religion this Sunday. And Outsiders Art & Gallery on Iredell Street celebrates an anniversary.

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Mark 

Friday Night Lights (8pm, NBC) - Now that Coach Taylor has publicly expressed his intentions to turn down the college coaching job and stay in Dillon, it looks like the school district may be preparing to screw him over. Again. Meanwhile, Tami goes to Pennsylvania for a big opportunity, while the team looks ahead to the playoffs. We may also be getting some welcome relief from Vince's dad.

Flea Man (8pm, Discovery) - Jimmy travels to Texas to help a pair of business partners raise money to start a consignment business. Also, a former motocross rider wants to sell everything she owns to travel the world, but has trouble finding enough stuff to sell to raise the money she needs. Another episode airs at 9.

Simon & Garfunkel - The Harmony Game: The Making of Bridge Over Troubled Water (9pm,  VH1 Classic) - A look at the making of Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

DeRay Davis: Power Play (9pm, Showtime) - Actor-comedian DeRay Davis ("Barbershop") performs stand-up at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. His topics range from his old neighborhood to his forays to Hollywood.

Dual Survival (9pm, Discovery) - The hosts portray two lost travelers who run out of gas on an abandoned logging road in Northern Maine. To survive, they loot a broken-down truck for supplies and find a can of dog food.