The August 2008 issue of The Progressive Farmer has just come out with the results of the magazine's first annual Reader's Choice Awards for the ten Best Rural Places To Live.

Alleghany County, Virginia came in fifth on the list that included the following:

1. Obion County, Tennessee
2. Columbia County, Pennsylvania
3. Boyle County, Kentucky
4. Dyer County, Tennessee
5. Alleghany County, Virginia
6. Weakley County, Tennessee
7. McLean County, Kentucky
8. Queen Anne's County, Maryland
9. Hart County, Georgia
10. Ellis County, Kansas

Source: The Progressive Farmer - August 2008 issue