2013 Better Newspaper Contest Winner’s Circle
2013 Sweepstakes winners (left to right) Jerry Tidwell, Richard Greene, Cher Thompson, and Chad Wilson
2013 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST
DIVISION 1 WINNER’S CIRCLE
ADVERTISING
1st Place: Texarkana Gazette
2nd Place: Lufkin News
3rd Place: Paris News
COLUMN WRITING
1st Place: Paris News
2nd Place: Lufkin News
3rd Place: Texarkana Gazette
4th Place: Herald Democrat
EDITORIALS
1st Place: Texarkana Gazette
FEATURE STORY
1st Place: Texarkana Gazette
2nd Place: Herald Democrat
3rd Place: Lufkin News
4th Place: Paris News
HEADLINE WRITING
1st Place: The Paris News
2nd Place: Texarkana Gazette
3rd Place: The Lufkin News
PAGE DESIGN
1st Place: Texarkana Gazette
2nd Place: Paris News
3rd Place: Lufkin News
NEWS WRITING
1st Place: Texarkana Gazette
2nd Place: Lufkin News
3rd Place: Paris News
4th Place: Herald Democrat
SPORTS COVERAGE
1st Place: Paris News
2nd Place: Texarkana Gazette
3rd Place: Lufkin News
FEATURE PHOTO
1st Place: Texarkana Gazette
2nd Place: Lufkin News
3rd Place: Paris News
NEWS PHOTO
1st Place: Lufkin News
2nd Place: Paris News
SPORTS PHOTO
1st Place: Lufkin News
2nd Place: Paris News
SPECIAL SECTION
1st Place: Lufkin Daily News
2nd Place: Paris News
3rd Place: Texarkana Gazette
JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Jessica Cooley – Lufkin News
2nd Place: William Wadsack – Herald Democrat
3rd Place: Lynne LaRowe – Texarkana Gazette
4th Place: Krista Goerte – Paris News
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Texarkana Gazette/Evan Lewis
2nd Place: Lufkin News/Andy Adams
3rd Place: Paris News/Sam Craft
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1st Place: Texarkana Gazette
2nd Place: Lufkin News
3rd Place: Paris News
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st Place: Lufkin News
2nd Place: Texarkana Gazette
3rd Place: Paris News
SWEEPSTAKES
1st Place: Texarkana Gazette … 1,025 points
2nd Place: Lufkin News … 925 points
3rd Place: Paris News … 850 points
4th Place: Herald Democrat … 125 points
2013 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST
DIVISION 2 WINNER’S CIRCLE
ADVERTISING
1st Place: Athens Daily Review
COLUMN WRITING
1st Place: Stephenville Empire-Tribune/Sara Berge
2nd Place: Henderson Daily News/Matthew Prosser
3rd Place: Athens Daily Review/Rich Flowers
4th Place: Daily Sentinel/Ashley Smith
EDITORIALS
[no entries]
FEATURE STORY
1st Place: Henderson Daily News/Matthew Prosser & Rachel Riley
2nd Place: Daily Sentinel/Paul Bryant
3rd Place: Athens Daily Review/Jayson Larson & Rich Flowers
4th Place: Stephenville Empire-Tribune/Amanda Kimble & Donnie Bryant
HEADLINE WRITING
1st Place: Athens Daily Review
2nd Place: Henderson Daily News
3rd Place: Stephenville Empire-Tribune
PAGE DESIGN
1st Place: Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Athens Daily Review
NEWS WRITING
[no entries]
SPORTS COVERAGE
1st Place: Stephenville Empire Tribune
2nd Place: Athens Daily Review
FEATURE PHOTO
1st Place: Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Athens Daily Review
3rd Place: Henderson Daily News
NEWS PHOTO
1st Place: Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Athens Daily Review
3rd Place: Henderson Daily News
4th Place: Stephenville Empire-Tribune
SPORTS PHOTO
1st Place: Stephenville Empire-Tribune
2nd Place: Daily Sentinel
3rd Place: Athens Daily Review
SPECIAL SECTION
1st Place: Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Athens Daily Review
3rd Place: Stephenville Empire-Tribune
JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Paul Bryant – Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Rich Flowers – Athens Review
3rd Place: Matthew Prosser – Henderson Daily News
4th Place: Sara Berge – Stephenville Empire-Tribune
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Daily Sentinel – Andrew Brosig
COMMUNITY SERVICE
[no entries]
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st Place: Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Stephenville Empire-Tribune
3rd Place: Athens Daily Review
SWEEPSTAKES
1st Place: Athens Daily Review
2nd Place: Nacogdoches Daily Sentinal
3rd Place: Stephenville Empire-Tribune
4th Place: Henderson Daily News
2013 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST
DIVISION 3 WINNER’S CIRCLE
ADVERTISING
1st Place: The Light & The Champion
2nd Place: Hood County News
3rd Place: Wise County Messenger
4th Place: Graham Leader
COLUMN WRITING
1st Place: Kilgore News-Herald – Mike Simpson
2nd Place: Hood County News – Mark Wilson
3rd Place: Wise County Messenger – Kristen Tribe
4th Place: Burleson Star – Brian Porter
EDITORIALS
1st Place: Burleson Star
2nd Place: Hood County News
3rd Place: Wise County Messenger
4th Place: Breckenridge American
FEATURE STORY
1st Place: Wise County Messenger – Brandon Evans and Erika Pedroza
2nd Place: Hood County News – Rick Mauch and Mark Wilson
3rd Place: Kilgore NewsHerald -Austin King and James Draper
4th Place: Graham Leader – Gay Storms
5th Place: Burleson Star – Julissa Trevino and Brian Porter
HEADLINE WRITING
1st Place: Kilgore News Herald
2nd Place: Wise County Messenger
3rd Place: Breckenridge American
4th Place: Graham Leader
PAGE DESIGN
1st Place: Hood County News
2nd Place: Wise County Messenger
3rd Place: Kilgore News-Herald
4th Place: Breckenridge American
NEWS WRITING
1st Place: Wise County Messenger
2nd Place: Hood County News
3rd Place: Kilgore News Herald
SPORTS COVERAGE
1st Place: Wise County Messenger
2nd Place: Hood County News
3rd Place: Kilgore News Herald
FEATURE PHOTO
1st Place: Wise County Messenger
2nd Place: Hood County News
3rd Place: Graham Leader
4th Place: Burleson Star
NEWS PHOTO
1st Place: Hood County News
2nd Place: Wise County Messenger
3rd Place: Graham Leader
SPORTS PHOTO
1st Place: Wise County Messenger
2nd Place: Burleson Star
3rd Place: Hood County News
4th Place: Kilgore News-Herald
SPECIAL SECTION
1st Place: Kilgore News-Herald
2nd Place: Wise County Messenger
3rd Place: Hood County News
4th Place: Graham Leader
JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Kathy Cruz – Hood County News
2nd Place: James Draper – Kilgore News Herald
3rd Place: Brandon Evans – Wise County Messenger
4th Place: Cherry Rushin – Graham Leader
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Hood County News – Mary Vinson
2nd Place: Wise County Messenger – Joe Duty
3rd Place: Breckenridge American – Rob Durham
4th Place: Kilgore News Herald – James Draper
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1st Place: Kilgore News-Herald
2nd Place: Hood County News
3rd Place: Graham Leader
4th Place: Burleson Star
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st Place: Hood County News
2nd Place: Wise County Messenger
3rd Place: Kilgore News Herald
4th Place: Graham Leader
SWEEPSTAKES
1st Place: Hood County News
2nd Place: Wise County Messenger
3rd Place: Kilgore News Herald
4th Place: Graham Leader
2013 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST
DIVISION 4 WINNER’S CIRCLE
ADVERTISING
1st Place: Wylie News
2nd Place: Azle News
3rd Place: Springtown Epigraph
4th Place: Pittsburg Gazette
COLUMN WRITING
1st Place: Azle News – Mark Campbell
2nd Place: Mineola Monitor – Gary Edwards
3rd Place: Winnsboro News – Linda Henry
4th Place: Kaufman Herald – Loyd Cook
EDITORIALS
1st Place: Winnsboro News
2nd Place: Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
3rd Place: Kaufman Herald
4th Place: The Bee
FEATURE WRITING
1st Place: Azle News – Chase Carter and Carla Stutsman
2nd Place: Wylie News – Judy Truesdell
3rd Place: Pittsburg Gazette – Kim Cox and Susan Taft
4th Place: Mineola Monitor – Gary Edwards
HEADLINE WRITING
1st Place: Springtown Epigraph
2nd Place: Pittsburg Gazette
3rd Place: Azle News
4th Place: Mineola Monitor
PAGE DESIGN
1st Place: Mineola Monitor
2nd Place: Winnsboro News
3rd Place: Pittsburg Gazette
4th Place: Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
NEWS WRITING
1st Place: Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
2nd Place: Winnsboro News
3rd Place: Springtown Epigraph
4th Place: Mineola Monitor
SPORTS COVERAGE
1st Place: Azle News
2nd Place: Springtown Epigraph
3rd Place: Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
4th Place: Mineola Monitor
FEATURE PHOTO
1st Place: Wylie News
2nd Place: Mineola Monitor
3rd Place: Azle News
4th Place: Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
NEWS PHOTO
1st Place: Mineola Monitor
2nd Place: Azle News
3rd Place: The Bee
4th Place: Winnsboro News
SPORTS PHOTO
1st Place: Mineola Monitor
2nd Place: Azle News
3rd Place: Springtown Epigraph
4th Place: Wylie News
SPECIAL SECTION
1st Place: Azle News
2nd Place: Springtown Epigraph
3rd Place: Wylie News
4th Place: Pittsburg Gazette
JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Gary Edwards – Mineola Monitor
2nd Place: Bryan Giguere – Winnsboro News
3rd Place: Lillie Bush-Reves – Mount Vernon Optic-News
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Gary Edwards – Mineola Monitor
2nd Place: Ross Hunter – Winnsboro News
3rd Place: Chad Wilson – C-B Statesman
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1st Place: Azle News
2nd Place: Pittsburg Gazette
3rd Place: Wylie News
4th Place: Winnsboro News
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st Place: Mineola Monitor
2nd Place: Azle News
3rd Place: Wylie News
4th Place: Springtown Epigraph
SWEEPSTAKES
1st Place: Azle News … 750 points
2nd Place: Mineola Monitor … 675 points
3rd Place: Wylie News … 450 points
4th Place: Winnsboro …375 points
2013 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST
DIVISION 5 WINNER’S CIRCLE
ADVERTISING
1st Place: Dublin Citizen
2nd Place: Tri County Leader
3rd Place: Public I News
4th Place: Pilot Point Post Signal
COLUMN WRITING
1st Place: Pilot Point – David Lewis
2nd Place: Glen Rose Reporter – Amanda Kimble
3rd Place: Pilot Point – Richard Greene
4th Place: Tri County Leader – Suzanne Loudamy
EDITORIALS
1st Place: Pilot Point – David Lewis
2nd Place: Lake County Sun – Mark Engebretson
FEATURE STORY
1st Place: Lake Country Sun
2nd Place: Tri County Leader
3rd Place: Pilot Point Post-Signal
4th Place: Farmersville Times
HEADLINE WRITING
1st Place: The Farmersville Times
2nd Place: Tri County Leader
3rd Place: Pilot Point Post Signal
4th Place: Glen Rose Record
PAGE DESIGN
1st Place: Pilot Point Post-Signal
2nd Place: Glen Rose Reporter
3rd Place: Olney Enterprise
4th Place: Tri County Leader
NEWS WRITING
1st Place: Pilot Point Post-Signal
2nd Place: Olney Enterprise
3rd Place: Farmersville Times
4th Place: Dublin Citizen
SPORTS COVERAGE
1st Place: Tri County Leader
2nd Place: Pilot Point Post Signal
3rd Place: Glen Rose Reporter
4th Place: Farmersville Times
FEATURE PHOTO
1st Place: Pilot Point Post-Signal
2nd Place: Lake Country Sun
3rd Place: Farmersville Times
4th Place: Muenster Enterprise
NEWS PHOTO
1st Place: Farmersville Times
2nd Place: Pilot Point Post-Signal
3rd Place: Lake Country Sun
4th Place: Olney Enterprise
SPORTS PHOTO
1st Place: Farmersville Times
2nd Place: Tri County Leader
3rd Place: Lake Country Sun
4th Place: Muenster Enterprise
SPECIAL SECTION
1st Place: Glen Rose Reporter
2nd Place: Pilot Point Post-Signal
3rd Place: Farmerville Times
4th Place: Muenster Enterprise
JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Amanda Kimble – Glen Rose Reporter
2nd Place: Paul Gaudette – Dublin Citizen
3rd Place: Wyndi Veigel – Farmersville Times
4th Place: Mindi Kimbro – Olney Enterprise
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Mindi Kimbro – Olney Enterprise
2nd Place: Mac McKinnon – Dublin Citizen
3rd Place: Janie Hartman – Muenster Enterprise
COMMUNITY SERVICE
1st Place: Farmersville Times
2nd Place: Olney Enterprise
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st Place: Glen Rose Reporter
2nd Place: Tri County Leader
3rd Place: Dublin Citizen
4th Place: Olney Enterprise
SWEEPSTAKES
1st Place: Pilot Point Post-Signal … 825 points
2nd Place: Farmersville Times … 575 points
3rd Place: Tri County Leader … 550 points
4th Place: Lake Country Sun … 350 points
2013 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST
DIVISION 6 WINNER’S CIRCLE
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
2nd Place: Sachse News
3rd Place: Joshua Star
4th Place: Gladewater Mirror
ADVERTISING
1st Place: Big Sandy & Hawkins Journal
2nd Place: Sachse News
3rd Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
4th Place: Gladewater Mirror
COLUMN WRITING
1st Place: Bullard Banner News
2nd Place: Princeton Herald
3rd Place: Big Sandy & Hawkins Journal
4th Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
EDITORIALS
1st Place: Joshua Star
FEATURE STORY
1st Place: Princeton Herald
2nd Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
3rd Place: Bullard Banner News
4th Place: Joshua Star
HEADLINE WRITING
1st Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
2nd Place: The Princeton Herald
3rd Place: Joshua Star
4th Place: Big Sandy & Hawkins Journal
PAGE DESIGN
1st Place: Princeton Herald
2nd Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
3rd Place: Joshua Star
4th Place: Murphy Monitor
NEWS WRITING
1st Place: Big Sandy & Hawkins Journal
2nd Place: Joshua Star
3rd Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
4th Place: Sachse News
SPORTS COVERAGE
1st Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
2nd Place: Sasche News
3rd Place: Murphy Monitor
4th Place: Gladewater Mirror
FEATURE PHOTO
1st Place: Crowley Star
2nd Place: Deport Times/Blossom Times
3rd Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
4th Place: Big Sandy/Hawkins Star
NEWS PHOTO
1st Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
2nd Place: Big Sandy/Hawkins Star
3rd Place: Deport/Blossom Times
4th Place: Joshua Star
SPORTS PHOTO
1st Place: Princeton Herald
2nd Place: Sachse News
3rd Place: Joshua Star
4th Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
SPECIAL SECTION
1st Place: Sachse News
2nd Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
3rd Place: Joshua Star
4th Place: Princeton Herald
JOURNALISTS OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Chad Wilson – Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman
2nd Place: Jay Hinton – Crowley Star
3rd Place: Seria Dassing – Big Sandy & Hawkins Journal
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
1st Place: Brian Porter – Joshua Star
COMMUNITY SERVICE
[no entries]
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st Place: C-B Statesman
2nd Place: Sachse News
3rd Place: Joshua Star
4th Place: Gladewater Mirror
SWEEPSTAKES
1st Place: Chandler-Brownsboro Statesman … 775 points
2nd Place: Princeton Herald … 450 points
3rd Place: Joshua Star … 450 points
4th Place: Big Sandy & Hawkins Journal … 375 points