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Top 5 stories on roanoke.com (Jan. 5-11)

1. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech shop for offensive coaching help

2. Breaking news: Pulaski County lockdown prompted by text that misinterpreted Giles County situation

3. Breaking news: Marcus Vick gets jail time

4. Blog: A Wednesday grab bag: Coaches, Hughes, Hand and BCS title odds

5. Blog: Report: Virginia Tech meeting with Pep Hamilton today

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BLOGS

This week’s top 5 blogs (Jan. 2-9)

1. Andy Bitter’s VT football

2. Columnist Dan Casey

3. Kevin Myatt’s Weather Journal

4. Lindsey Nair’s Fridge Magnet

5. Amanda Codispoti’s Storefront

Find all of our blogs here.

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COMMUNITY BLOGS
This week’s (Jan. 5-11) top community blog stories.

1. TheBurgs.com: Giles County resident charged in Sunday Blacksburg wreck

2. SoSalem.com: Cups Coffee & Tea to expand to Roanoke College’s Fintel Library

3. BotetourtView.com: Botetourt Co. students in CCAP at VWCC will begin in 2013

4. SWoCo.com: Honor roll at Cave Spring Middle School

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Lindsey Nair | The Roanoke Times

FACEBOOK
This week’s (Jan. 5-11) most talked-about posts on the Roanoke Times Facebook wall.

1. Japanese steak and seafood coming to Grandin Village

2. ‘Passing angel’ warns Franklin County family of approaching fire

3. Gun sales are on full auto at Roanoke gun show

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TWITTER

Our Top 20 Twitter accounts, as of Jan. 11.

@roanoketimes
@AndyBitterVT
@timesland
@theburgsNRV
@AaronMcFarling
@DoughtySports
@RoanokeTicker
@KevinMyattWx
@caroletarrant
@BermanRoanoke
@cutnscratch
@HappyWag
@SoSalem
@RkeTimesLIVE
@swoco
@LindseyNair
@TravisKWilliams
@BlueRidgeCaucus
@botetourtview
@RTeditorial

Find the full roster here