A variety of apples for festival goers to choose from on display during the 49th Annual Amherst Apple Harvest Festival on Sunday Oct. 20, 2019 at Amherst County High School.
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Judy Coghill chats with Betty Davis about aprons she wants to purchase for her grandchildren during the 49th Annual Amherst Apple Harvest Festival on Sunday Oct. 20, 2019 at Amherst County High School.
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Left to right, Lydia Meador, 2, Evelyn Meador, 5, and Anna Meador, 8, hold American flags as they wait to go inside the 49th Annual Amherst Apple Harvest Festival on Sunday Oct. 20, 2019 at Amherst County High School.
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Judy Coghill smiles as she chats with customers about her assortment of aprons she makes and sells during the 49th Annual Amherst Apple Harvest Festival on Sunday Oct. 20, 2019 at Amherst County High School.
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Denise Lockwood reaches for an apple during the 49th Annual Amherst Apple Harvest Festival on Sunday Oct. 20, 2019 at Amherst County High School.
Emily Elconin
Members of the Amherst Dance Academy perform on stage at the Clifford Ruritan Sorghum Festival on Oct. 2.
Amherst County’s Apple Harvest Festival is returning this month for a landmark event after being canceled last year for the first time in its 50-year history due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A variety of apples for festival goers to choose from on display during the 49th Annual Amherst Apple Harvest Festival on Sunday Oct. 20, 2019 at Amherst County High School.
Judy Coghill chats with Betty Davis about aprons she wants to purchase for her grandchildren during the 49th Annual Amherst Apple Harvest Festival on Sunday Oct. 20, 2019 at Amherst County High School.
Left to right, Lydia Meador, 2, Evelyn Meador, 5, and Anna Meador, 8, hold American flags as they wait to go inside the 49th Annual Amherst Apple Harvest Festival on Sunday Oct. 20, 2019 at Amherst County High School.
Judy Coghill smiles as she chats with customers about her assortment of aprons she makes and sells during the 49th Annual Amherst Apple Harvest Festival on Sunday Oct. 20, 2019 at Amherst County High School.
