Press Coverage

Don't take our word for it. Check out what the media has to say about Athens County.

Don't take our word for it...check out what the press has to say about Athens County.

Michael Guerriero mentioned the annual Athens Halloween block party in his recently released book Party Across America. Click here to watch his interview on CNN! He mentions Athens about 3:30 into the clip.

Ohio Magazine chose Athens as one of Ohio's Best Hometowns in 2009.
Watch the video produced by Ohio News Network!

Mother Earth News
Calls Athens, Ohio one of the "12 Greatest Places You've Never Heard Of"

Field and Stream Magazine

Lists Wayne National Forest in Athens County one of the Nation's Top 8 Best Hunting Spots for whitetail deer.

American Motorcyclist Magazine named Athens County the motorcycling epicenter of Ohio.

The Cincinnati Enquirer looked at how Nelsonville is reinventing itself as the regional art center of Southeast Ohio (November 2007).

Over the Back Fence featured the Athens International Film and Video Festival.

The Pawpaw Festival was featured on Taste of America with Mark DeCarlo in 2008.

45701: One Day, 114 Cameras - ZipUSA - Featured in National Geographic Magazine
Check out the online version of these photos and the story behind them, as featured in National Geographic's January issue.

National Geographic

A Southeast Ohio map featured on National Geographic's web site... guess which county has some big highlights?

National Geographic
Explore National Geographic's interactive map of Appalachia.

AmericanProfile.com
Features the famed Coonskin Library in Amesville

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