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Amherst Town Talk

by WAMV 103.1 FM/1420 AM - Amherst, VA

Covering everything in the Town of Amherst, Virginia.Live every Thursday from 5-6pm on WAMV 103.1 FM/1420 AM and on the web at https://wamv103.com/WAMV Studio Line: (434) 946-2201.E-mail: [email protected] posted weekly following the live show.

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  1. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 83 (10-08-2026)

    00:00 Intro 00:57 Special Guest Town Council Candidate Harold Thomas 42:05 Town Halloween Event 46:42 Planning Commission Meeting 47:06 Joe Beans Coffee Coming to Town 50:30 Town Events Calendar 53:53 I Timothy 6:10

  2. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 82 (10-01-2026)

    00:00 Intro 02:54 Town Water Emergency 19:54 100 Mile Yard Sale 23:41 Sorghum Festival 27:37 A Town Fire Festival 31:29 Mystery Dirt Pile 37:12 Brockman Park 43:17 Town Council Meeting Pt. 3 43:34 Water Monitoring Plan 45:04 Financial Services Contract 50:54 Town Committee Vacancies 54:05 Town...

  3. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 81 (09-24-2026)

    00:00 Intro 09:34 Verizon Landline Service Ending 18:33 Town Council Meeting Pt. 2 18:56 Business Friendliness Amendments 47:22 Town Events Calendar 53:29 Deuteronomy 28:13

  4. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 80 (09-17-2026)

    00:00 Intro 01:34 Retraction 07:55 Missing Sign 09:28 Mystery Dirt 12:58 New Restaurant Coming to Town 16:35 New Oversized Adirondack Chair 19:59 100 Mile Yard Sale 20:38 New Maker Space in Town 26:43 Town Council Meeting 28:51 Park on Main 2nd Community Survey 45:44 Cannabis Retail Shops 54:13...

  5. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 79 (09-03-2026)

    00:00 Intro 05:00 Town Council Meeting Recap Part 2 06:23 Town Water Management Plan 20:59 Town Website ADA Compliance 26:06 Business Friendliness Public Hearing 26:19 New Town Maintenance Foreman 26:45 A Fairy Tale Christmas Parade 30:04 Board of Supervisors Meeting 31:08 Mike Driskill County...

  6. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 78 (08-20-2026)

    00:00 Intro 01:21 Lancers Football 03:25 New Coach Sam Soghor 10:21 Town Council Meeting Recap 10:57 Remembering Mike Driskill 28:14 Inoperable Vehicles 37:35 Town Halloween Event 42:06 Ventris Gibson Appointment 44:08 November Special Election 50:46 Town Events Calendar 53:46 Matthew 6:6

  7. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 77 (07-16-2026)

    00:00 Intro 05:58 Mike Driskill Day 18:27 Commercial Break 19:49 Second Street Repaving 32:57 Drought Conditions in VA 37:10 Name the Park 47:06 Town Park Survey Results 57:10 Town Events Calendar 59:19 Daniel 10:18-19a

  8. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 76 (07-02-2026)

    00:00 Intro 05:25 Joint EDA-Town Council Meeting 07:11 Old Virginia Brick 09:35 Brockman Park 19:15 Commercial Break 19:49 Return 34:05 Town Council Meeting 34:23 Town Park Names 37:15 Inoperable Vehicles 43:31 Town Council Election 45:24 Amherst County Day at the Park 47:26 Business Friendliness...

  9. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 75 (06-25-2026)

    00:00 Intro 03:18 Special Guest Jeromey Cowart 22:48 Commercial Break 23:55 Return 50:38 Commercial Break 51:45 Return 52:12 Second Stage Willow Oak 55:59 Town Events Calendar 01:01:52 Joshua 1:9

  10. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 74 (05-14-2026)

    00:00 Intro 01:44 Remembering Skippy Brown 13:43 Commercial Break 15:05 Return 20:59 Town Council Meeting 21:50 Chincoteague 26:46 Town Park Idea Survey 32:51 Name the Park Update 36:45 Commercial Break 37:47 Flags at the Park 39:35 Bulk Trash Pickup 40:49 ACHS Band Concert 42:31 Second Stage...

  11. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 73 (05-07-2026)

    00:00 Intro 01:48 National Day of Prayer 03:22 Special Guest Fred Loving 05:28 Amherst Fire Department Museum Presentation 19:38 Bobby Motley 34:52 Welby Bailey 39:51 Bill Gannaway 51:45 Commercial Break 52:42 Town Events Calendar 58:02 I Corinthians 13:11-13

  12. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 72 (04-30-2026)

    00:00 Intro 04:36 Special Guest Octavia Starbuck 32:49 Commercial Break 34:04 Return 37:35 New Screening at Old Mill Park 40:13 Last Water Meter Installed 40:56 Hermle Clocks 46:02 Commercial Break 47:22 Town Events Calendar 48:40 Psalm 55:22-23

  13. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 71 (04-23-2026)

    00:00 Intro 02:40 National Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day 05:18 Caller 06:01 Fresh Ground Peanut Butter at Hangout on Main 15:40 Commercial Break 16:50 Return 18:37 New $3 Menu at McDonald’s 28:04 Name the Park Video 42:57 Places to Run, Jump, and Stroll 50:44 Commercial Break 51:45 Town...

  14. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 70 (04-16-2026)

    00:00 Intro 11:49 Traffic Circle or Roundabout? 22:12 Commercial Break 23:40 Return 37:54 Town Council Meeting 38:22 Central Virginia Safety Action Plan 43:43 Pedestrian Improvement Resolution 44:29 Name the Park 47:09 Water e-Billing 48:46 Town Events Calendar 54:36 Commercial Break 55:31 James...

  15. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 69 (04-09-2026)

    00:00 Intro 08:05 Town Council Meeting 11:08 Pedestrian Improvement Survey 16:31 Commercial Break 17:46 Return 29:17 Apple Harvest Festival 30:12 Town Budget for FY2027 32:13 Bulk Trash Pickup 35:34 Capital Improvement Program 35:55 Rezoning for New Ice Cream Shop 38:21 Special Use Permit for...

  16. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 68 (03-12-2026)

    00:00 Intro 01:40 Special Guests Nina Garret and Scott McFarland 06:42 Garden Fest 2026 17:22 Commercial Break 18:27 Return 36:48 Opera on the James at Second Stage 44:10 New Town Park 46:34 Town Events Calendar 53:16 Numbers 6:24-26

  17. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 67 (02-26-2026)

    00:00 Intro 04:57 New Town Park 10:30 Board of Supervisors Meeting 14:55 Commercial Break 16:02 Return 22:32 New Town Voting Precinct 29:04 New Generator for Amherst Fire Department 34:31 Shrader House Boxwoods 48:21 Commercial Break 49:29 Return 49:57 Traffic Circle Too Busy? 54:29 Town Events...

  18. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 66 (02-12-2026)

    00:00 Intro 07:23 Groundhog Day 14:03 Commercial Break 15:14 Return 15:33 Town Council Meeting 15:58 Town Pedestrian Improvements 28:23 Town Engineer Herb White 28:56 Snow Removal Policy Update 31:15 Reserve Police Officers 33:06 Rutledge Hills Revitalization Area Designation 40:06 Commercial…

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  19. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 65 (02-05-2026)

    00:00 Intro 02:50 Town Snow Removal Plan 06:45 Special Guest Aaron Ferro 15:15 Commercial Break 16:20 Return 48:57 Commercial Break 50:10 Town Events Calendar 55:24 Micah 6:8

  20. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 64 (01-29-2026)

    00:00 Intro 02:58 Special Guest Suny Monk 18:47 Commercial Break 20:52 Return 55:18 Commercial Break 56:44 Town Events Calendar 59:17 Matthew 5:44-45

  21. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 63 (01-22-2026)

    00:00 Intro 13:30 Commercial Break 14:38 Return 17:28 National Blonde Brownie Day 19:01 Winter Weather Update 28:54 Places to Run, Jump, and Stroll 36:40 Town Council Meeting Work Session Recap 37:13 Business Friendliness Ideas 51:08 Commercial Break 52:02 Town Events Calendar 53:49 Ecclesiastes...

  22. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 62 (01-15-2026)

    00:00 Intro 07:46 Mayor Tuggle Elected President of Virginia Municipal League (VML) 14:49 Town Council Meeting 16:47 Cedar Street Development 18:36 Commercial Break 19:58 Return 20:07 Resolution for Ms. Ventris Gibson 24:24 Code Amendment for Cedar Street 30:27 Water Withdrawal Permit Update…

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  23. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 61 (12-11-2025)

    00:00 Intro 04:09 Christmas Parade Recap 14:22 Commercial Break 15:35 Return 23:12 Shrader House Update 25:05 Real Property Assessment Appeals 29:04 Last GFL Trash Pickup 33:59 Too Much Snow 36:54 Planning Commission Meeting 37:03 Cedar Street Development 43:24 Commercial Break 44:37 Amherst…

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  24. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 60 (12-04-2025)

    00:00 Intro 08:56 Town Christmas Parade 13:56 Commercial Break 15:23 Return 19:11 Second Stage Choir Performance 21:45 Board of Supervisors Meeting 23:45 Confederate Monument Plaque 36:08 Shrader House Demolition 39:53 Houston Joyner 42:26 Lucian and Bess Shrader 50:29 Town Events Calendar 57:14...

  25. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 59 (11-20-2025)

    00:00 Intro 02:30 Special Guests Debbie Wood and Candice Mays 03:44 Amherst County Relay For Life 16:18 Commercial Break 17:24 Return 26:09 Amherst County Board of Supervisors Meeting 30:23 Shrader House To Be Demolished 41:26 New Metal Detectors at Amherst County High School 43:33 Commercial…

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  26. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 58 (11-13-2025)

    00:00 Intro 01:46 Brockman Mountain Biking Trails 12:08 Commercial Break 13:15 Town Council Meeting 14:16 Deputy Town Manager Tracie Morgan Leaving 19:43 Grandview Drive Bed and Breakfast 20:54 Citizen Comments 35:03 New Town Voting Precinct 41:51 Veda Butcher Reappointed to Planning Commission...

  27. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 57 (11-06-2025)

    00:00 Intro 01:36 Election Day 14:37 Commercial Break 15:48 Sam’s Concession Speech 20:51 October Town Council Meeting Part 3 21:40 WasteCo Garbage Pickup 27:14 Town Employee Health Insurance 35:03 New Town Park 39:50 Amherst Mill 41:51 Commercial Break 43:03 Grandview Drive Bed and Breakfast…

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  28. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 56 (10-30-2025)

    00:00 Intro 01:41 Door Knocking 12:17 Commercial Break 13:33 Town Council Meeting 14:06 Sunset Drive Airbnb 27:50 Golf Carts on Town Streets 32:03 Garbage Pickup Contract Awarded 42:32 Commercial Break 44:38 Poplar Grove Sewer Line 46:48 Town Halloween Event Huge Success 50:18 Ghost Walk 52:41…

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  29. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 55 (10-23-2025)

    00:00 Intro 00:40 Town of Amherst Featured in Travel and Leisure Magazine 03:40 Special Guest Scott Bryant 27:01 Commercial Break 28:11 Return 46:58 Town Events Calendar 54:18 1 Peter 3:8-11

  30. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 54 (10-16-2025)

    00:00 Intro 03:00 Places to Run, Jump, and Stroll 06:23 Old Mill Park / Amherst Mill 12:02 Town Council Meeting 12:51 Councilwoman Gibson 13:46 Sunset Drive Airbnb 18:38 Special Guest Dr. Tim Hoden 48:10 Commercial Break 49:24 Town Events Calendar

  31. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 53 (10-09-2025)

    00:00 Intro 01:09 Special Guest Jacob Etter 19:14 Commercial Break 20:37 Return 45:28 Commercial Break 46:58 Town Events Calendar 55:54 John 15:12-17

  32. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 52 (10-02-2025)

    00:00 Intro 06:06 Planning Commission Meeting 06:27 Grandview Drive Bed and Breakfast 16:45 Commercial Break 20:53 New Town Park 30:04 Communicating with Citizens 35:55 Passing of Richard “Dickie” Wydner Jr. 39:15 Places to Run, Jump, and Stroll 44:25 Commercial Break 45:54 Town Events Calendar...

  33. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 51 (09-25-2025)

    00:00 Intro 02:41 Special Guest Sarina Gordon 29:01 Commercial Break 30:20 Return 31:29 Peace Pole 39:10 Dulwich Manor 44:08 Town Events Calendar 47:32 Matthew 5:3-9

  34. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 50 (09-18-2025)

    00:00 Intro 02:08 Interview: CVCC Amherst Center 25:01 Commercial Break 26:25 Return 29:35 Town Council Meeting 31:56 Rosecliff Farms Water Issues 42:26 Town Christmas Parade 45:08 Town Park Purchase Contract Signed 45:32 Meredith Newman Appointed to EDA 46:42 Town Halloween Event 50:14 Town…

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  35. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 49 (09-11-2025)

    00:00 Intro 03:11 Amherst County Fair 07:18 Richmond Symphony Orchestra 12:24 Commercial Break 13:57 Town Council Meeting 15:36 New Town Park 39:52 Commercial Break 41:30 High School Resource Officers 44:49 Town Events Calendar

  36. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 48 (08-21-2025)

    00:00 Intro 00:58 Special Guest Amherst County Parks Director Randy Nixon 10:03 Pickleball 12:55 Disc Golf 15:50 Kilgore Community Park 25:55 Commercial Break 27:18 Return 33:28 Shrader House Pocket Park 51:06 Town Events Calendar 54:05 Psalm 118:4-9

  37. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 47 (08-14-2025)

    00:00 Intro 01:35 National Black Cat Appreciation Day 03:18 High School Renovations 11:13 Planning Commission Meeting Recap 14:11 Commercial Break 15:50 Return 24:36 Town Council Meeting Recap 42:41 Commercial Break 44:24 Town Events Calendar 50:23 2 Peter 1:3-7

  38. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 46 (07-31-2025)

    00:00 Intro, 02:20 Special Guest Dr. John Howard, DDS, 35:28 Commercial Break, 37:02 Return, 39:06 Places to Run, Jump, and Stroll in the Town of Amherst, 44:11 Town Events Calendar, 51:05 Romans 8:24-28

  39. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 45 (07-17-2025)

    00:00 Intro, 03:36 First Buc-ee’s in Virginia, 08:48 Town Council Meeting Recap, 09:07 Town Park Land Acquisition, 14:57 Speed Cameras Coming to Town? 27:19 Commercial Break, 28:47 Return, 29:49 New Town Pool Vehicle, 33:34 Town Banner Pole, 36:15 Noise Ordinance, 38:37 New Appointments, 40:19...

  40. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 44 (07-03-2025)

    00:00 Intro, 01:04 First Responders Celebration, 04:27 Special Guest John Vandervelde, 18:55 Commercial Break, 20:22 Return, 22:10 Second Stage, 40:31 Commercial Break, 42:58 Town Events Calendar, 48:25 Luke 12:27-31

  41. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 43 (06-19-2025)

    00:00 Intro, 04:24 Town-wide Power Outage, 13:01 Noise Ordinance Work Session, 29:00 Commercial Break, 31:08 Return, 34:47 Town Events Calendar, 37:51 Matthew 18:4-10

  42. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 42 (06-12-2025)

    00:00 Intro 03:01 Alpha-Gal 09:47 Commercial Break 11:24 Town Council Meeting Recap 11:37 Budget Amendment 13:04 S. Main Street Banner 14:50 Mill Creek Day at the Park 19:41 Wellness Fair 21:56 Town Council Appointment 24:36 Town Pool Car 27:43 Board Appointments 34:15 First Responders…

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  43. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 41 (06-05-2025)

    00:00 Intro 02:26 Special Guest Tom McBride 25:06 Commercial Break 26:23 Return 27:52 The Filling Station 30:37 Planning Commission Meeting Recap 38:37 Commercial Break 41:48 Town Events Calendar 47:40 Matthew 5:3-10

  44. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 40 (05-22-2025)

    00:00 Intro 02:17 Bitcoin Pizza Day 06:44 Beale’s Brewery 08:46 Skill Games 17:50 Town Council Mtg Recap 21:00 Andra Higginbotham Resolution 22:26 Amherst Pool 29:09 Town Budget 30:04 K9 Program 34:56 Town Events Calendar 40:57 Luke 12:2-9

  45. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 39 (05-08-2025)

    00:00 Intro 04:50 High School Band Concert 07:58 Planning Commission Meeting 22:58 Commercial Break 23:59 Return 24:57 News and Advance Town Talk Article 27:38 Water Update 29:18 Places to Run, Jump, and Stroll 34:45 Town Events Calendar 38:20 I Corinthians 13:1-6

  46. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 38 (05-01-2025)

    00:00 Intro 01:38 Special Guest Meredith Newman 16:15 Commercial Break 18:35 Return 40:52 Library Stairs 43:59 S. Main Street Parking Update 45:31 Town Council Appointment Update 47:54 Skye 51:05 Town Events Calendar 57:36 Psalm 27:4-5

  47. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 37 (04-10-2025)

    00:00 Intro 03:02 New Town Map 05:12 Amherst County Day 11:05 Town Council Meeting Recap 11:20 Councilman Andra Higginbotham Resigns 15:14 Commercial Break 21:04 Joint Session with the EDA 29:04 Capital Improvement Plan 30:37 Budget Public Hearing 33:32 Town Property Taxes 35:38 K9 Program...

  48. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 36 (04-03-2025)

    00:00 Intro 00:32 Welcome to SBC COO Peter Bryan 11:55 Amherst County Day at SBC 23:52 Commercial Break 24:58 Return 24:58 New Clothing Store in Town 31:59 Comments from Water Meter Installer 35:03 Planning Commission Meeting 39:20 Town Events Calendar 45:03 Matthew 6:1-10

  49. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 35 (03-27-2025)

    00:00 Intro 05:58 Artmobile at Second Stage 14:42 Commercial Break 17:04 Old Mill Park Tree Planting Update 21:27 S. Main St Parking Update 29:41 Commercial Break 31:11 Return 31:38 BZA Meeting Recap 37:03 New Clothing Store Coming 41:52 Commercial Break 42:32 Town Events Calendar 47:01 1 Peter...

  50. Amherst Town Talk Ep. 34 (03-20-2025)

    00:00 Intro 06:57 Bob Langstaff Interview Part 3 33:23 Town Receives New Letter from FIRE 41:24 Town Events Calendar 44:43 2 Timothy 2:20-26

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Covering everything in the Town of Amherst, Virginia.Live every Thursday from 5-6pm on WAMV 103.1 FM/1420 AM and on the web at https://wamv103.com/WAMV Studio Line: (434) 946-2201.E-mail: [email protected] posted weekly following the live show.

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Covering everything in the Town of Amherst, Virginia.Live every Thursday from 5-6pm on WAMV 103.1 FM/1420 AM and on the web at https://wamv103.com/WAMV Studio Line: (434) 946-2201.E-mail: [email protected] posted weekly following the live show.

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