Category 1 - Department/Discount/Jewelry Stores

First Place - Owensboro Messenger Inquirer, Lauren Payne, Stephanie Flowers; Great looking ad, eye catching and fun. Makes you want to shop!

Second Place - Messenger Inquirer, Krystal Caudill, Angie Chinn; Catchy heading, laid out nicely.

Third Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Billy French; Nice clean ad.

Category 2 - Automotive

First Place - Paducah Sun, Alaina Barnes; Nice use of a dominant element.

Second Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Chuck Mullins; Nice play on Greens name and color. “Rolling back” part was a nice touch!

Third Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Savannah Hinds; Nice attention getter with the NASCAR drivers!

Category 3 - Hardware/Appliance Stores

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Missy Murdock; Overall great looking ad!

Second Place - Messenger Inquirer, Lisa Edge, Vickie Southard; Nice clean layout. Good use of color.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Lisa Edge, Vickie Southard; Nice clean ad.

Category 4 - Financial

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Missy Murdock; Nice dominant graphic.

Second Place - Paducah Sun, Zachary Kirby; Clean and to the point.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Sabrina Grant, Vickie Southard; Good dominant element. Clean.

Category 5 - Professional Services

First Place - Paducah Sun, Alaina Barnes; Awesome ad!! Very creative and clean!

Second Place - Messenger Inquirer, Lauren Payne, Richard Swihart; Nice ad. Large font for the elderly, easy to read.

Third Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Julie Lowe; Cute ad! Good concept.

Category 6 - Food, Drug, Liquor

First Place - Kentucky Enquirer, Mandy Alfrey, Tara Schebler; Nice, clean ad. Says a lot with little words! Good concept, great overall ad.

Second Place - Lexington Herald Leader, David Taylor; What a delicious ad! Very creative.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Lynn Saffron, Angie Chinn; Overall nice clean ad.

Category 7 - Furniture

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Teresa Vander Molen; Great photos make you think furniture then lead you to a clear company name.

Second Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Erik Parrent; Nice, pleasant photos make you think of home while showing you how home could look.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Faye Murry, Charlotte Harley; Clean graphics and easily readable print descriptions.

Category 8 - Real Estate

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Chuck Mullins; Great ad!! Informative and clean, great pictures.

Second Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Billy French; Eye catching. Nice dominant element.

Third Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Teresa Vander Molen; Busy but effective.

Category 9 - Clothing Stores 

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Chuck Mullins; Clean, good ad.

Second Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Missy Murdock; The orange really stands out!

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Lisa Edge, Stephanie Flowers; Nice clean ad.

Category 10 - Multiple Advertiser/"Sig" Page

First Place - Messenger Inquirer, Classified Staff, Kerry Driskell; Great keepsake for players!! Great clean layout!

Second Place - Messenger Inquirer,  Staff; Good ad content.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer,  Staff; Good ad content. Ads look nice.

Category 11 - Creative Use of the Newspaper

First Place - Messenger Inquirer, Robyn Byars, Stephanie Flowers; Great concept and coupon integration.

Second Place - Messenger Inquirer, Yvette Nelson, Laura Sosh; Good concept and theme.

Third Place - Kentucky Enquirer, Marketing Department; Good concept and theme.

Category 12 - Entertainment/Dining 

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, David Taylor; Awesome!! Very creative design.

Second Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Julie Lowe, ACS Staff; Nice layout. Clean.

Third Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Teresa Vander Molen; Eye catching. Nice use of color, very clean and elegant.

Category 13 - Special Sections

First Place - Paducah Sun, David Moore; Excellent piece! Great fold-out in the middle. Laid out nicely. Easy to read. Great ad content.

Second Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Connie Holman, Tanya Tyler, Melissa Nipper, Kathy Larkin; Easy to follow, very unique, good way to tie advertising and reading all together.

Third Place - Kentucky Enquirer, Ad Department; Great piece. Loaded with lots of useful content.

Honorable Mention - Paducah Sun, David Moore

Category 14 - Group Promotions

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Julie Lowe, ACS Staff; Nice cover, good ad content.

Second Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Julie Lowe, ACS Staff; Nice color inside.

Third Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Chuck Mullins, ACS Staff; Nice concept, reference to map numbers would have helped.

Category 15 - Holiday Greeting Ads 

First Place - Messenger Inquirer, Faye Murry, Stephanie Flowers; Holiday and product are creatively and clearly shown.

Category 16 - Agriculture/Lawn and Garden

First Place - Kentucky Enquirer, Edna Brooks, Bret Whitacre; Very eye-catching.

Second Place - Kentucky Enquirer, Edna Brooks, Bret Whitacre; Logo really pops.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Krystal Caudill, Katrina Watts; Effective black and white ad.

Category 17 - Classified Page/Section

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Connie Holman, Melissa Nipper, Teresa Vander Molen; Informative publication, easy to follow, nice feature story.

Second Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Connie Holman, Melissa Nipper, Teresa Vander Molen; Laid out nicely, easy to follow.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Classified Department, Kerry Driskell; Nicely laid out, loaded with advertising.

Category 18 - Special Publications

First Place - Messenger Inquirer, Special Publications

Relevant content and good layout.

Second Place - Messenger Inquirer, Special Publications

Relevant content and well designed.

Third Place - Kentucky Enquirer, Debra Katz , Bret Whitacre, Tara Schebler, Brad Cantwell; Great content.

Category 19 - Best Use of Color

First Place - Messenger Inquirer, Hope Kuegel, Vickie Southard; Lots of colorful crisp graphics.

Second Place - Kentucky Enquirer, Renee Collins, Bret Whitacre; Good color. Graphics and purpose clear.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Sabrina Grant, Charlotte Harley; Good use of fall color.

Category 20 - Best Ad Series

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Chuck Mullins; These are great! Very clever!

Second Place - Messenger Inquirer, Staff; Good series, different, a good way to get readers involved.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Robyn Byars, Laura Sosh; Nice clean ads.

Category 21 - General Miscellaneous

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Julie Lowe; Nice clean overall good ad.

Second Place - Messenger Inquirer, Sabrina Grant, Jean Clarke; Lots of nice dominant elements.

Third Place - Lexington Herald Leader, David Taylor; Nice clean ad. Easy to read.

Category 22 - Sporting Goods/Athletics

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Chuck Mullins; Very creative use of the cherry as a golf ball!

Second Place - Kentucky Enquirer, Mandy Alfrey, Brad Cantwell; Eye catching and to the point, good coupon.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Sabrina Grant, Jean Clarke; Large coupon really stands out.

Category 23 - Special Events

First Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Teresa Vander Molen, Tanya Taylor; Great publication, nice cover, good use of color.

Second Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Teresa Vander Molen, Tanya Tyler; Nice cover, good idea for a publication.

Third Place - Lexington Herald Leader, Jason Gregory; Could have had more color inside.

Category 24 - Best Newspaper Promotion

First Place - Messenger Inquirer, Stephanie Flowers; Great color and photos.

Second Place - Messenger Inquirer, Stephanie Flowers, Robyn Byars; Great color, photos and theme.

Third Place - Messenger Inquirer, Stephanie Flowers, Laura Sosh; Great color, content and photos. Good integration of advertisers.

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