Category 1 - Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores
First Place - Medical Leader, Lisa Blackburn; Good tease.
Second Place - Medical Leader, Lisa Blackburn; Concise and not cluttered.
Third Place - Medical Leader, Lisa Blackburn; Good color.
Category 2 - Automotive
First Place - College Heights Herald, Savannah Bowles; Nice spot green and header.
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Shelby Deason, Donna Cumbee; Nice flow.
Third Place - Medical Leader, Ellen Blackburn; Good layout.
Category 3 - Hardware/Appliance Stores
First Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Simple, playing on “Dream Kitchen.”
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Dawn Granstaff, Rebecca Powell; Good use of spot color.
Third Place - Medical Leader, Ellen Blackburn; Nice frame.
Category 4 - Financial
First Place - Kenton Community Recorder, Mike Nail , Tara Schebler; Nice theme on ad.
Second Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Nice color.
Third Place - Kenton Community Recorder, Mike Nail , Tara Schebler; Nice ad.
Category 5 - Professional Services
First Place - College Heights Herald, Matt Abney; Nice spot color.
Second Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Nice ad.
Third Place - College Heights Herald, Amanda Mullins; Nice ad.
Category 6 - Food, Drug, Liquor
First Place - College Heights Herald, Savannah Bowles; Football on head worked!
Second Place - College Heights Herald, Nicole Koestel; Prices easy to see on bottle.
Third Place - College Heights Herald, Savannah Bowles; Good campaign all the way around.
Category 7 - Furniture
First Place - Medical Leader, Lisa Blackburn; Different, nice drawing.
Second Place - Medical Leader, Ellen Blackburn; Good spot color with full color insets.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, George Canada, Rebecca Powell; Nice ad, not cluttered.
Category 8 - Real Estate
First Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Richard Wimsatt, Donna Cumbee; Big photos, floor plan.
Second Place - The Messenger, Debbie McCord, Tisha Mitchell; Good color.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Richard Wimsatt, Donna Cumbee; Good layout.
Category 9 - Clothing Stores
First Place - College Heights Herald, Amanda Mullins; Cute ad.
Second Place - College Heights Herald, Amanda Mullins; Good use of space.
Third Place - College Heights Herald, Savannah Bowles; Nice use of red!
Category 10 - Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page
First Place - The Messenger, Debbie McCord, Tisha Mitchell; Good theme, nice photos. Don’t look like “ads.”
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Ad and Graphic Staffs; Good color on full color background.
Third Place - College Heights Herald, John Reed; Nice art.
Category 11 - Creative Use of the Newspaper
First Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Loved the ad!! How unique.
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Mary Chambers, Regina Henderson; Thanks for the ad! Seriously, thanks a lot! I’m not joking, thanks! And thanks again!
Third Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Cool!
Category 12 - Entertainment/Dining
First Place - College Heights Herald, Savannah Bowles; Nice layout!
Second Place - College Heights Herald, Matt Abney; Nice use of space.
Third Place - College Heights Herald, Savannah Bowles; No need to question what this ad is about!
Category 13 - Special Sections
First Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Ad and Graphic Staffs; Nicely done!
Second Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Loved the cover.
Third Place - College Heights Herald, Nicole Koestel, Matt Abney; Nice publication.
Category 14 - Group Promotions
First Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Ad and Graphic Staffs; Nice idea.
Second Place - Kenton Community Recorder, April Debban, Tara Schebler; Nice use of color.
Category 15 - Holiday Greeting Ads
First Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Funny! Made us laugh!!
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Mary Chambers, Rebecca Powell; Warm and fuzzy.
Third Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Nice color and theme!
Category 16 - Agriculture/Lawn and Garden First Place - The Messenger, Debbie McCord, Tisha Mitchell; Good color, chicks sell it!
Second Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Nice ad.
Category 17 - Classified Page/Section
First Place - Adair County Community Voice, Susan Tucker; Nice look!
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Classified Staff; Clean. Flows smoothly!
Third Place - College Heights Herald, Kelly Stinson; Good section!
Category 18 - Special Publications
First Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Good glossy, nice content.
Second Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Ad and Graphic Staffs; Nice.
Third Place - Adair County Community Voice, Allison Shepherd, Susan Tucker; Good, not enough about fair.
Category 19 - Best Use of Color
First Place - The Messenger, Debbie McCord, Tisha Mitchell; Nice! The red jumps out at you!!
Second Place - College Heights Herald, Amanda Mullins; Nice use of spot red.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Mary Chambers, Rebecca Powell; Great job!
Category 20 - Best Ad Series
First Place - College Heights Herald, Savannah Bowles; Super concept, great translations for different holidays/events.
Second Place - Murray State News, Meredith March; Features workers, personable.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Richard Wimsatt, Graphic Staff; Nice layout.
Category 21 - General Miscellaneous
First Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Nice message and information.
Second Place - College Heights Herald, Savannah Bowles; Good layout.
Third Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Dawn Granstaff, Regina Henderson; Nice.
Category 22 - Sporting Goods/Athletics
First Place - Medical Leader, Ellen Blackburn; Nice spot color.
Second Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Great artwork, clean.
Third Place - The Messenger, Debbie McCord, Tisha Mitchell; Good color.
Category 23 - Special Events
First Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Nice work.
Second Place - Murray State News, Brent Bauscher; Good ad.
Third Place - The Messenger, Kim King, Tisha Mitchell; Good ad.
Category 24 - Best Newspaper Promotion
First Place - Ft. Campbell Courier, Mary Chambers, Rebecca Powell; Good message, nice P.R. for paper staff.
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