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Reporters Notebook

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• Floyd Music School invited to play at the White House
• Virginia Tech will play VMI in basketball
• Fatal crash on Virginia Tech campus
• Radford to collect electronic waste

Community Current

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• Photo: In Blacksburg, a one-legged raccoon moves in
• Photo: Baby deer takes a rest in Blacksburg yard
• Photo: A curious horse who likes to get into pockets
• Attention, bird-watchers: We need your help!

Around the NRV

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Blacksburg

• Don't change a thing about Sycamore Deli

• Bear cub pays a visit to Christiansburg High School

• Beware the rockets' red glare

• Localities rethink chamber funding

• 'GREEN' BUILDING

• Radford's Johnson booked, released

• Dead rats lead to charges

Roanoke Valley news

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• Home-run attendance at Salem Red Sox games
• Roanoke law enforcement banned from county firing range
• Roanoke firefighter retires to Iraq
• Roanoke teen to serve 5 years for killing former boyfriend

Most-read stories

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• Town offices still waiting to move - 842
• Blacksburg employees packed for big move - 483
• CHILDREN - 194

Community blogs

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• Andrew Cohill: Sanity in phone chargers
• Doug Thompson: Something stinks on U.S. 221 & Poor Farm Road
• Depot Daze: Who is watching Transparency in Virginia? (I'm not alone here!)
• Michael Miller: Supervisor grade card
• Think, Christiansburg! Staunton Web Sets The Bar

Academy finishing up its math lessons

The new program aims to help ninth-graders prepare for high school math and English classes.

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Family, fun in focus at hobby shop

Adventure Hobbies in Christiansburg has found a niche among New River Valley families and college students.

• More about business
• Land, property transfers

Agency on Aging seeking input

No one from the public attended a public hearing last week in Pulaski.

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Daughter's essays win father-of-the-year contest

Alaina Dickerson, 8, shared what her father and "adopted grandfather" mean to her.

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Bragging rights on the line in 'Brawl'

Nearly 40 teams from the Virginias will be in Christiansburg this weekend for a basketball camp.

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Beware the rockets' red glare

Even the quietest of fireworks can cause serious injury if you're not careful.

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