Amherst Town Talk
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: towntalkamherst@gmail.com Recordings posted weekly following the live show.
Episodes
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
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
52:08 Water Withdrawal Permit Compliance
53:03 Town Events Calendar
56:10 Romans 12:17-21
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
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 Storytelling
45:49 Town Events Calendar
48:53 Romans 8:28-30
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
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
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 Events Calendar
01:01:08 Romans 12:17-21
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 4:14-17
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 Jobbing Business
39:45 Front Setback Reduction
47:04 Commercial Break
47:57 Town Events Calendar
50:37 Jeremiah 7:5-7
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
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 Calendar
57:49 Job 38:1-3
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 Break
41:14 Town Council Rules of Procedure
46:51 Town Council Code of Ethics
48:14 Town Events Calendar
51:52 II John 1:5-6
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
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
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 3:1-8
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
42:21 Rules of Procedure and Code of Ethics
44:15 Continuance of Governance Resolution
46:59 Update on Status of WAMV
51:46 Town Events Calendar
54:43 Ephe...
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 Woods Development
50:15 Town Events Calendar
56:11 Proverbs 17:17
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 Luke 6:37-38
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 Break
44:45 Amherst County Museum Century of War Exhibit
47:42 Town Events Calendar
53:30 Isaiah 43:2-3
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
42:06 Christmas Parade
43:40 Councilwoman Wheaton Comments
45:58 Commercial Break
47:05 Town Events Calendar
53:24 1 Samuel 16:7
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