Category 2 - Automotive
First Place - The Messenger, Debbie McCord, Tisha Mitchell
Well done with white space, color use and reproduction.
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Kristi Hockensmith, Regina Henderson
Almost too much green hurt this one.
Third Place - Murray State News, Tonya Wirgan

Category 3 - Hardware/Appliance Stores
First Place - The Messenger, Debbie McCord, Tisha Mitchell
Gotta watch photo reproduction. A little fuzzy, but love the layout.
Second Place - Murray State News, Stephanie Buford
Nothing fancy, just nice and simple.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Dawn Granstaff, Donna Cumbee
Almost a second place but logo not very clear.

Category 4 - Financial
First Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Kristi Hockensmith, Regina Henderson
Page placement helps with an attractive ad.
Second Place - Murray State News, Stephanie Buford
Third Place - College Heights Herald, Kristin Bond

Category 5 - Professional Services
First Place - Medical Leader, Erica Slone, Kathy Adkins, Hunt Cooper
Second Place - Medical Leader, Kathy Adkins, Ginger Caudill
Second Place - The Northerner, Brianna Bodine
Third Place - Kentucky Kernel, Danielle Cause

Category 6 - Food, Drug, Liquor
First Place - The Messenger, Debbie McCord, Tisha Mitchell
Clean uncluttered ad. Straight to the point.
Second Place - Kentucky Kernel, Danielle Cause
Ad caught our attention!!
Third Place - Kentucky Kernel, Danielle Cause
Clean simple ad. Ad does nice job standing out on a page with several good ads.

Category 7 - Furniture
First Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Richard Wimsatt, Mary Reid
Ad stands out as well as a color ad. Striped chair is great. Gray and white is great.
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Richard Wimsatt, Mary Reid
Different non-traditional look. Nice.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Lee Ann Seitz, Emily Estes
Lots of color and excitement but it was nicely done.

Category 8 - Real Estate
First Place - Kentucky Kernel, Danielle Cause
Nice structured ad, using illustrations and copy to describe the location, the most important factor in Real Estate.
Second Place - Kentucky Kernel, Josh Goodyear
Clean, clear ad showing readers what is available, good reversed ad.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Richard Wimsatt, Mary Reid
Ad shows the floor plan of home to make an easy choice for the reader.

Category 9 - Clothing Stores
First Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Dawn Granstaff, Regina Henderson
Attention grabber! Nice use of vehicle headline. One of the best ads in the entire contest.
Second Place - Kentucky Kernel, Danielle Cause
Nice use of gray scale, simple.
Third Place - Kentucky Kernel, Danielle Cause
Cute! it was the perfect green.

Category 10
Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page
First Place - Kentucky Kernel, Staff
Awesome color on both first and second place ads. Ad were very well done.
Second Place - Kentucky Kernel, Staff
Again, great color and layouts. (Buddy’s ad is great!)
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Staff, Mary Reid
Great layout and idea.

Category 11
Creative Use of the Newspaper
First Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Mary Chambers, Regina Henderson
Second Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Richard Wimsatt, Mary Reid

Category 12 - Entertainment/Dining
First Place - Medical Leader, Erica Slone, Kathy Adkins
Awesome awesome color!!! Thanks for not ruining ad with too much ad copy.
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Janae Johnson, Mary Reid
Cute ad.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Janae Johnson, Mary Reid
Cute 50’s style Las Vegas ad. It looks nice.

Category 13 - Special Sections
First Place - College Heights Herald, Nicole Koestel, Matt Rountree
Nice overall looking section. Color and ads are great.
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Staff, Regina Henderson
Nice, easy to use, easy to read recipes. We’re sure your readers enjoyed the section.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Staff, Mary Reid
Non-traditional section. Like double truck, lots of ads!!

Category 14 - Group Promotions
No Entries

Category 15 - Holiday Greeting Ads
First Place - Medical Leader, Ginger Caudill, Hunt Cooper
Awesome photo, copy color and size are perfect.
Second Place - Murray State News, Chia-Hung Chang
Unique ad, cookies are great.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Mary Chambers, Regina Henderson
The “real” tree in background works.

Category 16
Agriculture/Lawn and Garden
First Place - The Messenger, Debbie McCord, Tisha Mitchell
Clean layout, good use of color.
Second Place - Medical Leader, Erica Slone, Lisa Blackburn
Good use of white space, graphic draws reader in.
Third Place - Medical Leader, Erica Slone
White space and graphics make the ad pop on the page.

Category 17 - Classified Page/Section
First Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Staff
Easiest to read and follow of all the entries.
Second Place - Medical Leader, Lisa Blackburn
All display ads were set very nicely and neatly.
Third Place - College Heights Herald, Jessica Evangelist
Cute classified banner. Classifications banners were easy to read.

Category 18 - Special Publications
First Place - Murray State News, Stephanie Buford
Attractive cover, clean, crisp ads and layout.
Second Place - Murray State News, Stephanie Buford
Third Place - Medical Leader, Erica Slone, Kimberly Frasure

Category 19 - Best Use of Color
First Place - Medical Leader, Erica Slone, Kathy Adkins
Beautiful!!!
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Mary Chambers, Regina Henderson
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Janae Johnson, Mary Reid

Category 20 - Best Ad Series
First Place - Kentucky Kernel, Danielle Cause
Awesome idea. Great one column vehicle ads. Ads stood out the best.
Second Place - College Heights Herald, Staff
Ads were great, lost a little with reproduction.
Third Place - College Heights Herald, Marcellas Neel
Great layout and use of spot red.

Category 21
General Miscellaneous
First Place - College Heights Herald, Staff
Great photo art. Love the font.
Second Place - Murray State News, Matt Martini
Simple ad, good use of white space.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Dawn Granstaff, Mary Reid
We liked how white notepad stood out on gray background.

Category 22 - Sporting Goods/Athletics
First Place - The Messenger, Debbie McCord, Tisha Mitchell
Festive.
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Stacie McCormack
Informative.
Third Place - Kentucky Kernel, Katherine Toms
Good use of small space.

Category 23 - Special Events
First Place - The Northerner, Brianna Bodine
Could have benefited with the use of color.
Second Place - College Heights Herald, Staff
Simple and elegant.
Third Place - College Heights Herald, Staff
Clever headline.

Category 24
Best Newspaper Promotion
Certificate of Merit - Ft. Campbell Courier, Mary Chambers, Regina Henderson

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