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Local photographer’s new book explores Athens as company town
Rich-Joseph Facun examines the relationship between Ohio University and Athens using photography in his new book, “1804.”
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First street mural in Athens, ‘The Migration,’ likely the first of many
The city’s first street mural features salmon swimming in a river and represents the culmination of a creative process that involved 3,000 city voters.
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Photo of the Week: May 7, 2025
Lyn Ford speaks at the Chauncey Public Library on May 7, 2025. Photo by Al Maloney.
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Photo gallery: Mount Zion Black Cultural Center unveils new window mural
The murals, designed by Keith Wilde, depict the stories of five pioneers of Black history in Athens
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Amesville murals discourage speeding, celebrate community
Amesville residents helped to paint murals on village streets last fall in a project supported by the Creating Healthy Communities Program.
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Appalachian Literary Arts and Storytelling Festival debuts this weekend
The festival will feature speakers, workshops and all kinds of Appalachian storytelling.
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Athens Artists Memorial Project supports artists in Southeast Ohio
The nonprofit honors fallen artists by helping a new generation explore their passions.
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New book collects poetic correspondence between Athens, Meigs poets
Former Athens poet laureate Wendy McVicker and Meigs County resident Cathy Cultice Lentes — also both childhood educators — collaborated on a book featuring letter poems they exchanged in spring and summer, 2021.
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Appalachian Cancer Survivor Project heals through art
The Appalachian Cancer Survivor Project is an Athens-based group for cancer survivors, caregivers and more.
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Inaugural Amesville Writers’ Workshop cultivates ‘sense of place’
The first Amesville Writers’ Workshop consists of public and private events, June 8–10.