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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.
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New Athens poet laureate is more than wordsmith
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — Albany resident Stephanie Kendrick can now add “Athens Poet Laureate” to her list of roles, which include village council member and mother, among others. The Athens Municipal Arts Commission named Kendrick Athens poet laureate in December 2022 for a two-year term. A lifelong southeast Ohio resident, Kendrick has been writing poetry…