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🌱 Bluegrass Concert: Rose River Ramblers & Buffalo Ridge and 10 more events

And check out Spring Mills at Liberty Christian on the Amherst Patch calendar

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Morning Amherst! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Spring Mills at Liberty Christian
  • Amherst Book Club at Amherst County Public Library
  • Karaoke with A 'n' S Karaoke at The Briar Patch

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 69 degrees.

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  • I'm looking for a local hair salon that I can trust to color and cut my hair from medium length grey to white pixie.
    This is a rather drastic change for me and I'm very picky. I've had a couple bad experiences locally and don't want to go through that again. Thanks… (Nextdoor Amherst)
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🗞 Nearby News

Lynchburg

  • Substance use treatment program in Lynchburg area announced (newsadvance.com)
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  • Miss America 2027: Miss Texas, Regan Hutsell, wins the crown (al.com)

Forest

  • Deshawn Purdie turns in 'solid' Liberty debut despite loss at JMU, says Chadwell (newsadvance.com)

Ok Amherst! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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