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Awards announced during KPA Convention
For more information, contact John Whitlock, KPA News Bureau Director. - (800) 264-5721
The Kentucky Press Association has announced the winners of this year’s Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Contest.
The awards were handed out Friday at he KPA’s annual convention held in Lexington.
The first-place general excellence winners were McLean County News, the Spencer Magnet, Oldham Era, Georgetown News Graphic, Richmond Register, The Advocate Messenger, Lexington Herald Leader, Sunday Challenger and The Kentucky Kernel.
Other newspapers receiving second- or third-place general excellence awards include Trimble Banner, Flemingsburg Gazette, Leitchfield Record, LaRue County Herald-News, Jessamine Journal, Anderson News, Kentucky Standard, Appalachian News-Express, Madisonville Messenger, Frankfort State Journal, Bowling Green Daily News, Kentucky New Era, Messenger-Inquirer, Kentucky Enquirer, Fort Campbell Courier, Mason County Beat, College Heights Herald, Eastern Progress and Murray State News.
Members of the Georgia Press Association judged the contest in December.
Here is a complete list of winners:
Weekly Class 1 (circulation up to 3,000)
Beattyville Enterprise - First Place: Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story; Third Place: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story
Flemingsburg Gazette - First Place: Best General News Story, Best Column, Best Sports Story, Best Editorial Page; Second Place: Best Sports Feature Story, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story; Third Place: Best Sports Feature Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Best Sports Page/Section; Honorable Mention: Best Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Feature Picture
Herald News - Honorable Mention: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Sports Story
Lyon County Herald Ledger - Second Place: Best Sports Picture, Best Front Page
McLean County News - First Place: Best Feature Story, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay, Special Sections, Best Graphic, Best Sports Page/Section, Best Front Page; Second Place: Best General News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Column, Best Sports Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Best Spot News Picture, Best Feature Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Sports Page/Section; Third Place: Best Feature Story, Best Sports Story, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best Feature Picture, Best Sports Picture, Special Sections; Certificate of Merit: Best Lifestyle Page
Tri-City News - First Place: Best Editorial; Second Place: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best General News Picture, Special Sections; Third Place: Best Spot News Coverage
Trimble Banner - First Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best General News Picture, Best Feature Picture; Second Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Investigative Story or Series; Third Place: Best General News Story, Best Column, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Front Page; Honorable Mention: Best Feature Story, Best Feature Picture
Weekly Class 2 (circulation from 3,001 to 4,600)
Cadiz Record - First Place: Best Sports Column, Best Business/Agribusiness Story; Second Place: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story; Third Place: Best Sports Page/Section; Honorable Mention: Best Front Page
Citizen Voice & Times - Second Place: Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Editorial Page; Third Place: Best Business/Agribusiness Story; Honorable Mention: Best Editorial
Falmouth Outlook - First Place: Best Spot News Coverage; Third Place: Best Front Page
Grayson Journal Enquirer - First Place: Best Sports Picture; Second Place: Best Sports Picture; Third Place: Best Feature Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay
Greenup County News Times - Third Place: Best Editorial, Best Investigative Story or Series
Hardin County Independent - Second Place: Best Sports Column
Henry County Local - First Place: Best Editorial, Best General News Story, Best Column; Second Place: Best Sports Story, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature); Third Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best General News Story, Best Sports Column, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story; Honorable Mention: Best Feature Story
LaRue County Herald News - First Place: Best Feature Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Headline; Second Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Special Sections, Best Business/Agribusiness Page; Third Place: Best Column, Best Lifestyle Page
Leitchfield Record - First Place: Special Sections, Best Sports Page/Section, Best Business/Agribusiness Page; Second Place: Best Headline, Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Front Page; Third Place: Best Sports Feature Story, Best Headline, Best Spot News Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Editorial Page
McCreary County Voice - First Place: Best General News Picture, Best Lifestyle Page, Best Editorial Page; Second Place: Best Editorial; Third Place: Best Sports Picture; Honorable Mention: Best Sports Column, Best Spot News Picture
News Democrat - First Place: Best Spot News Picture, Best Feature Picture, Best Front Page; Second Place: Best General News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Column; Honorable Mention: Best Feature Story, Best Headline
Spencer Magnet - First Place: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Graphic; Second Place: Best Sports Feature Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best General News Picture, Best Feature Picture, Best Lifestyle Page; Third Place: Best Feature Story, Special Sections; Honorable Mention: Best Investigative Story or Series
Union County Advocate - First Place: Best Sports Story, Best Sports Feature Story; Second Place: Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Sports Page/Section; Third Place: Best Sports Story, Best General News Picture; Honorable Mention: Best Sports Page/Section
Weekly Class 3 (circulation 4,601 and above)
Anderson News - First Place: Best Sports Story, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture, Best Business/Agribusiness Page; Second Place: Best General News Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature); Third Place: Best Sports Feature Story, Best General News Picture, Special Sections; Honorable Mention: Best General News Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature)
Benton Tribune-Courier - First Place: Best Investigative Story or Series
Boone County Recorder - Third Place: Best Lifestyle Page
Campbell County Recorder - First Place: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story; Third Place: Best Sports Column, Best Investigative Story or Series
Casey County News - First Place: Best Editorial, Best Editorial Page; Second Place: Best General News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Investigative Story or Series; Honorable Mention: Best Sports Feature Story
Corbin/Whitley News Journal - First Place: Best Headline, Special Sections, Best Front Page; Second Place: Best Column, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Page; Third Place: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Sports Page/Section; Honorable Mention: Best Editorial Page
Cynthiana Democrat - First Place: Best Feature Picture; Second Place: Best Spot News Coverage; Third Place: Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Headline, Best Spot News Picture; Honorable Mention: Best Editorial
Grant County News - First Place: Best Sports Column, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story; Second Place: Best Editorial, Best Editorial Page, Best Front Page; Third Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Sports Story, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Business/Agribusiness Page
Harrodsburg Herald - First Place: Best Business/Agribusiness Story
Jessamine Journal - First Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Column, Best Spot News Picture, Best General News Picture, Best Lifestyle Page; Second Place: Best Sports Feature Story, Special Sections, Best Sports Page/Section; Third Place: Best General News Story, Best Column, Best Sports Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Front Page; Honorable Mention: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Editorial Page
Lebanon Enterprise - Third Place: Best Feature Picture
McCreary County Record - Second Place: Best Feature Picture; Honorable Mention: Best Headline, Best Front Page
Mt. Sterling Advocate - Second Place: Best Business/Agribusiness Story
Ohio County Times-News - First Place: Best Graphic; Second Place: Best Spot News Picture, Best Sports Picture; Third Place: Best Graphic
Oldham Era - First Place: Best General News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Sports Page/Section; Second Place: Best Sports Column, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Headline, Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Graphic, Best Lifestyle Page; Third Place: Best Editorial, Best Feature Story, Best Editorial Page; Honorable Mention: Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Feature Picture
Woodford Sun - Second Place: Best Sports Story
Multi-Weekly (published two or three times a week, regardless of circulation)
Appalachian News-Express - First Place: Best Headline, Best Graphic, Best Editorial Page; Second Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Sports Column, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best Sports Page/Section; Third Place: Best Editorial, Best Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story; Honorable Mention: Best General News Story, Best Feature Story
Central Kentucky News Journal - First Place: Best Editorial, Best Feature Story, Best Sports Column, Best General News Picture; Second Place: Best Graphic; Third Place: Best General News Story, Best Sports Feature Story; Honorable Mention: Best Spot News Picture
Georgetown News Graphic - First Place: Best General News Story, Best Column, Best Feature Picture, Best Sports Picture, Best Lifestyle Page; Second Place: Best Editorial, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Special Sections, Best Editorial Page, Best Front Page; Third Place: Best Sports Story, Best Sports Picture, Best Graphic, Best Sports Page/Section; Honorable Mention: Special Sections
Grayson County News Gazette - First Place: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story
Kentucky Standard - First Place: Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Business/Agribusiness Page, Best Front Page; Second Place: Best Column, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Feature Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Lifestyle Page; Third Place: Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture Essay, Special Sections, Best Editorial Page; Honorable Mention: Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature)
London Sentinel Echo - First Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Sports Feature Story, Special Sections; Second Place: Best Headline; Honorable Mention: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Feature Picture
Morehead News - First Place: Best Sports Story; Third Place: Best Feature Picture; Honorable Mention: Best Sports Picture
News Democrat & Leader - Second Place: Best Sports Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay; Third Place: Best Spot News Coverage; Honorable Mention: Best Feature Story, Best Sports Picture
Paintsville Herald - First Place: Best Investigative Story or Series; Second Place: Best Feature Story, Best Sports Story; Third Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story; Honorable Mention: Best Graphic
Princeton Times Leader - First Place: Best Sports Page/Section; Second Place: Best General News Story; Third Place: Best Column, Best Headline, Best Business/Agribusiness Page, Best Lifestyle Page; Honorable Mention: Best General News Story, Best Sports Column
Sentinel News - First Place: Best Spot News Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature); Second Place: Best General News Picture, Best Business/Agribusiness Page; Third Place: Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Front Page; Honorable Mention: Best Graphic
Shepherdsville Pioneer News - First Place: Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story; Third Place: Best Sports Column, Best Spot News Picture; Honorable Mention: Best Spot News Picture, Special Sections
Daily Class 1 (circulation up to 10,000)
Commonwealth Journal - Second Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best General News Story, Best Sports Picture, Special Sections; Honorable Mention: Best Sports Column, Best Sports Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best Feature Picture
Corbin Times Tribune - Third Place: Best Feature Picture, Best Business/Agribusiness Page, Best Editorial Page, Best Front Page; Honorable Mention: Best General News Picture, Best Graphic, Best Sports Page/Section
Frankfort State Journal - First Place: Best Feature Story, Best Sports Column, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Headline, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature); Second Place: Best Feature Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best General News Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Sports Page/Section; Honorable Mention: Best Sports Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture
Glasgow Daily Times - First Place: Best General News Picture; Second Place: Best Editorial; Third Place: Best General News Story, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Sports Picture Essay; Honorable Mention: Best Investigative Story or Series
Harlan Daily Enterprise - Second Place: Best Sports Column; Third Place: Best Column, Special Sections; Honorable Mention: Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Best Editorial Page
Ledger Independent - First Place: Best Editorial, Best Lifestyle Page; Second Place: Best Lifestyle Page; Third Place: Best Headline, Special Sections
Madisonville Messenger - First Place: Best General News Story, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best Sports Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay, Special Sections, Best Graphic; Second Place: Best Column, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline; Third Place: Best Editorial, Best Feature Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Spot News Picture; Honorable Mention: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Graphic, Best Business/Agribusiness Page, Best Lifestyle Page, Best Editorial Page
Middlesboro Daily News - Second Place: Best Sports Story; Third Place: Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story
Murray Ledger & Times - Second Place: Best Sports Feature Story, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story; Third Place: Best Sports Page/Section
Richmond Register - First Place: Best Column, Best Sports Story, Best Feature Picture, Best Sports Page/Section, Best Business/Agribusiness Page, Best Editorial Page, Best Front Page; Second Place: Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Feature Picture, Best Graphic, Best Business/Agribusiness Page, Best Editorial Page, Best Front Page; Third Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Sports Story, Best General News Picture, Best Sports Picture, Best Graphic, Best Lifestyle Page; Honorable Mention: Best Feature Story, Best Sports Column, Best Lifestyle Page
Winchester Sun - First Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Investigative Story or Series; Second Place: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story; Third Place: Best Sports Column, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature); Honorable Mention: Best Spot News Coverage, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story
Daily Class 2 (circulation from 10,001 to 25,000)
Bowling Green Daily News - First Place: Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best General News Picture, Best Feature Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Business/Agribusiness Page, Best Lifestyle Page; Second Place: Best Spot News Picture, Best General News Picture, Best Sports Picture; Third Place: Best Sports Story, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best General News Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Front Page
Elizabethtown News Enterprise - First Place: Best Editorial, Best General News Story, Best Column, Best Sports Column, Best Business/Agribusiness Story; Second Place: Best Feature Story, Best Sports Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story; Third Place: Best General News Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Special Sections; Honorable Mention: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story
Kentucky New Era - First Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Sports Story, Best Sports Picture, Best Sports Page/Section, Best Editorial Page; Second Place: Best General News Story, Best Sports Column, Best Sports Feature Story, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Feature Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Lifestyle Page; Third Place: Best Editorial, Best Column; Honorable Mention: Best Spot News Picture, Special Sections, Best Business/Agribusiness Page
The Advocate Messenger - First Place: Best Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Front Page; Second Place: Best Editorial, Best Spot News Coverage, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Sports Picture Essay, Special Sections, Best Sports Page/Section, Best Business/Agribusiness Page; Third Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Feature Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Sports Picture, Best Graphic, Best Sports Page/Section, Best Business/Agribusiness Page, Best Lifestyle Page; Honorable Mention: Best General News Story, Best Lifestyle Page
The Gleaner - First Place: Best Headline, Special Sections, Best Graphic; Second Place: Best Column, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Best Graphic, Best Front Page; Third Place: Best Sports Column, Best Feature Picture, Best Editorial Page; Honorable Mention: Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Business/Agribusiness Page
The Independent - First Place: Best Sports Feature Story; Second Place: Best Editorial Page; Third Place: Best Sports Feature Story, Best Headline, Best Spot News Picture; Honorable Mention: Best Sports Picture, Best Graphic
Daily Class 3 (circulation over 25,000)
Kentucky Enquirer - First Place: Best Sports Story; Second Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Sports Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Feature Picture, Special Sections; Third Place: Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story; Honorable Mention: Best Spot News Picture
Lexington Herald Leader - First Place: Best Editorial, Best Spot News Coverage, Best General News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Sports Column, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Best Feature Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Graphic, Best Sports Page/Section, Best Business/Agribusiness Page, Best Lifestyle Page, Best Editorial Page, Best Front Page; Second Place: Best Editorial, Best General News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Sports Column, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Graphic; Third Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best General News Story, Best Column, Best Sports Story, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture, Best Graphic, Best Front Page; Honorable Mention: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Graphic,
Messenger Inquirer - First Place: Best Column, Best Spot News Picture, Best General News Picture, Special Sections; Second Place: Best Column, Best Spot News Picture, Best General News Picture, Best Sports Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Sports Page/Section, Best Lifestyle Page, Best Front Page; Third Place: Best Editorial, Best Feature Story, Best Sports Column, Best Spot News Picture, Best Feature Picture, Special Sections; Honorable Mention: Best Sports Feature Story
Paducah Sun - Second Place: Best Editorial Page; Third Place: Best General News Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay
Associate Member Newspapers
Adair County Community Voice - First Place: Best Spot News Picture; Honorable Mention: Best General News Story
Chevy Chaser Magazine - First Place: Best General News Picture, Best Business/Agribusiness Page; Second Place: Best General News Picture; Third Place: Best Column, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Special Sections, Best Front Page; Honorable Mention: Special Sections
Community Recorder - Third Place: Best Lifestyle Page; Honorable Mention: Special Sections
Erlanger Recorder - Second Place: Best Sports Picture
Florence Recorder - Second Place: Best Sports Story; Third Place: Best Editorial
Ft. Campbell Courier - First Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best Feature Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture, Special Sections, Best Sports Page/Section, Best Lifestyle Page, Best Front Page; Second Place: Best Editorial, Best Spot News Coverage, Best Feature Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Editorial Page; Third Place: Best Sports Feature Story, Best Feature Picture, Best Sports Picture; Honorable Mention: Best Feature Story, Best General News Picture, Best Feature Picture, Best Graphic, Best Lifestyle Page
Inside the Turret - Third Place: Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature)
Kentucky Monthly - First Place: Best Sports Feature Story; Second Place: Best Column, Best Business/Agribusiness Story; Third Place: Best Sports Column
Mason County Beat - First Place: Best Editorial, Best Column; Second Place: Best Sports Column, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Sports Page/Section, Best Lifestyle Page; Third Place: Best Sports Story, Best General News Picture, Best Graphic; Honorable Mention: Best General News Story, Best Editorial Page, Best Front Page
Medical Leader - First Place: Best Sports Column, Best Sports Story; Second Place: Special Sections; Third Place: Best Editorial Page; Honorable Mention: Best Column, Best Front Page
Sunday Challenger - First Place: Best General News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Best Graphic, Best Editorial Page; Second Place: Best General News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Headline, Best Graphic, Best Business/Agribusiness Page, Best Front Page; Third Place: Best Spot News Coverage, Best General News Story, Best Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Sports Page/Section; Honorable Mention: Best Feature Story, Best Column, Best Sports Story, Best Lifestyle Page
College & University Newspapers
College Heights Herald - First Place: Best General News Story, Best Feature Story, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay, Special Sections; Second Place: Best Feature Story, Best Sports Story, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best General News Picture, Best Feature Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Graphic, Best Sports Page/Section; Third Place: Best Sports Feature Story, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best Headline, Special Sections, Best Lifestyle Page, Best Front Page; Honorable Mention: Best Feature Picture, Best Editorial Page
Eastern Progress - First Place: Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best Lifestyle Page, Best Editorial Page; Second Place: Best Spot News Coverage; Third Place: Best Editorial, Best Column, Best Sports Column
Kentucky Kernel - First Place: Best Editorial, Best Spot News Coverage, Best Sports Column, Best Sports Story, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best Business/Agribusiness Story, Best General News Picture, Best Feature Picture, Best Graphic, Best Front Page; Second Place: Best Editorial, Best General News Story, Best Column, Best Enterprise or Analytical Story, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Headline, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture; Third Place: Best Feature Story, Best Investigative Story or Series, Best On-Going/Extended Coverage Story, Best Spot News Picture, Best General News Picture, Best Feature Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture, Best Sports Picture Essay, Best Graphic, Best Editorial Page; Honorable Mention: Best Feature Story, Best General News Picture, Best Picture Essay (Spot, General or Feature), Best Sports Picture
Murray State News - First Place: Best Sports Page/Section; Second Place: Best Sports Column, Special Sections, Best Lifestyle Page, Best Editorial Page, Best Front Page; Third Place: Best General News Story
The Louisville Cardinal - First Place: Best Column, Best Headline; Second Place: Best Investigative Story or Series; Third Place: Best Sports Column, Best Sports Story, Best Sports Feature Story, Best Sports Page/Section; Honorable Mention: Best Editorial Page
Thorobred News - Third Place: Best Spot News Coverage
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