Scott Gardner

Steven Phillip Denton, 27, of Narrows, has been charged with one felony count of failing to stop at the scene of an accident involving an injury and one charge of driving with a suspended driver's license, according to a news release from the Pearisburg Police Department.

The driver of the other vehicle, an elderly woman, was seriously hurt and remains in critical condition at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, the news release stated.

According to the release, police recovered the suspect's vehicle in Montgomery County, where it was under repair.

Denton is being held in the New River Regional Jail without bond. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

-- Amy Matzke-Fawcett

Group to focus on historic district

A new task force appointed by the town council to look at the redevelopment of historic properties in Blacksburg will have its first meeting Monday.

Residents are invited to the meeting, scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Blacksburg Motor Co. building at 400 S. Main St.

The task force was formed in response to a proposed ordinance -- which was "indefinitely postponed" by the council on a unanimous vote last month -- that would regulate redevelopment of historic properties that have been demolished or relocated and would give the town's Historic or Design Review Board some mandatory say in that process.

The task force will focus on how to protect the integrity of the historic district when there is a demolition and rebuild of a structure.

The members of the group are Councilwomen Susan Anderson and Cecile Newcomb and residents Mark Lattanzi, Eric Sallee, Gregg Moneyhun, J.B. Jones, Ann Linden, Kris Toufectis and Donna Dunay.

-- Sharla Bardin

VIRGINIA TECH

T-shirt sale to raise money for Haiti

Hokies United is selling Hokies Helping Haiti T-shirts as part of the organization's relief fundraisers for victims of January's earthquake in Haiti.

Proceeds from the shirts benefit Partners in Health, an organization providing health care in Haiti for more than 20 years, according to a news release from the group.

Shirts are available at the University Bookstore on campus and the Volume Two Bookstore on University City Boulevard in Blacksburg.

The shirts are $10 each and are also available at www.bookstore.vt.edu.

-- Amy Matzke-Fawcett

RADFORD

Third Eye Blind to perform at RU

Musical group Third Eye Blind will perform at Radford University's Dedmon Center at 8 p.m. April 8.

Tickets will be available Tuesday to Radford University students for $15 with a valid school ID. General admission tickets will be available March 23 for $25. All tickets are available from the Bonnie Hurlburt Information Desk on campus. Contact the desk at 831-5420.

The group, best known for songs such as "Jumper," "How's It Gonna Be?" and "Semi-Charmed Life," released "Ursa Major" last year.

-- Amy Matzke-Fawcett

RADFORD

New director hired at Glencoe Museum

Radford native Scott Gardner has been hired as the Glencoe Museum's new director, Radford Heritage Foundation director Annyce Levy said Friday.

"We are looking forward to his leadership as the director," Levy wrote in an e-mail.

Born and raised in Radford, Gardner graduated from Radford University in 2007 with a degree in Spanish and later taught English in Chile.

Gardner, 25, hasvolunteered at the museum for about a year.

Glencoe is the restored Civil War-era home of Confederate Col. Gabriel Colvin Wharton. It opened as a museum in 1998. The museum is run by volunteers, and the executive director is the only paid employee.

The director is responsible for the operations of the museum, event planning and coordinating with the Radford Heritage Foundation.

He said he applied for the job because he saw "all the potential the museum has, and I want to help it grow."

He's also working on a book about the history of Radford in conjunction with the Radford Public Library, using both old and new photos of the city.

In recent months, Glencoe has started a drive to increase membership from about 200 to 300, and established an art gallery in the musuem.

The Gallery at Glencoe features rotating exhibits by local artists, both initiatives Gardner said he would like to keep going.

"I like the idea of keeping the past alive, but also looking forward while focusing on the present," Gardner said.

He said he would also like to see more exhibits about the everyday history of the city, he said.

"I'd like to see a focus on families and people of Radford," he said.

Former director Ian Fortier announced his resignation last month saying he would take a full-time position as box office and guest services manager with Roanoke's Jefferson Center. His last day was Tuesday.

-- Amy Matzke-Fawcett