2012 Winners Circle
2012 Better Newspaper Contest Sweepstakes Winners
SWEEPSTAKES
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. The Lufkin Daily News – 1,075 Pts.
2. Texarkana Gazette – 875 Pts.
3. The Paris News – 850 Pts.
4. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches) – 475 Pts.
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Henderson Daily News – 750 Pts.
2. Athens Daily Review – 675 Pts.
3. Waxahachie Daily Light – 675 Pts.
4. Stephenville Empire-Tribune – 500 Pts.
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. Wise County Messenger (Decatur) – 875.
2. Hood County News (Granbury) – 800 Pts.
3. Kilgore News Herald – 650 Pts.
4. The Graham Leader – 375 Pts
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. The Winnsboro News – 750 Pts.
2. Mineola Monitor – 700 Pts.
3. The Wylie News – 675 Pts.
4. Pittsburg Gazette – 350 Pts.
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. The Farmersville Times – 825 Pts.
2. Tri County Leader – 675 Pts.
3. Crowley Star – 500 Pts.
4. The Mart Messenger – 400 Pts.
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. Joshua Star – 625 Pts.
2. Alvarado Star – 600 Pts.
3. The Princeton Herald – 550 Pts.
4. Keene Star – 400 Pts.
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Daily Division
1. Matthew Prosser, Henderson Daily News
2. Jessica Cooley, Lufkin Daily News
3. Amanda Kimble, Stephenville Empire- Tribune
4. Krista Goerte, Paris News
Semi-Weekly Division
1. Kathy Cruz, Hood County News
2. Brandon Evans, Wise County Messenger
3. Cherry Rushin, The Graham Leader
4. Rob Durham, Breckenridge American
Weekly Division
1. Bryan Giguere, The Winnsboro News
2. Gary Edwards, Mineola Monitor
3. Tim Glaze, The Lake Cities Sun
4. Brian Porter, Joshua Star
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Daily Division
1. Andrew Brosig, The Daily Sentinel
2, Adam Sacasa, Texarkana Gazette
3. Sam Craft, The Paris News
4. (tie) Joel Andrews, The Lufkin News
4. (tie) Luis Noble, Sulphur Springs News-Telegram
Semi-Weekly Division
1. Joe Duty, Wise County Messenger
2. Mary Vinson, Hood County News
3. Aaron May, Kilgore News Herald
4. Rob Durham, Breckenridge American
Weekly Division
1. Gary Edwards, Mineola Monitor
2. Ross Hunter, The Winnsboro News
3. Mac McKinnon, The Dublin Citizen
4. John Reeves, Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
SPECIAL SECTION OR SPECIAL EDITION
Division A
Daily Newspapers
1. Athens Review
2. Texarkana Gazette
3. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)
4. The Lufkin News
Division B
Semi-Weekly Newspapers
1. Kilgore News Herald
2. The Light and Champion
3. Wise County Messenger
4. The Graham Leader
Division C
Weeklies
1. Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
2. The Olney Enterprise
3. Glen Rose Reporter
4. Mineola Monitor
Division D
Weeklies
1. Murphy Monitor
2. Deport Times Blossom Times
3. The Lake Cities Sun
4. Bogata News Talco Times
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Daily Division
1. The Paris News
2. Texarkana Gazette
3. The Lufkin News
Semi-Weekly Division
1. Burleson Star
2. Hood County News
3. Wise County Messenger
Weekly Division
1. Mart Messenger
2. Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
3. Joshua Star
4. The Winnsboro News
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)
2. The Lufkin Daily News
3. The Paris News
4. Texarkana Gazette
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Henderson Daily News
2. Athens Daily Review
3. Stephenville Empire-Tribune
4. Waxahachie Daily Light
Semi-Weeklies
1. Hood County News (Granbury)
2. Kilgore News Herald
3. Wise County Messenger (Decatur)
4. Burleson Star
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. The Winnsboro News
2. The Dublin Citizen
3. Mineola Monitor
4. The Wylie News
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. The Farmersville Times
2. Crowley Star
3. Tri County Leader
4. The Olney Enterprise
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. Joshua Star
2. The Princeton Herald
3. Alvarado Star
4. Keene Star
ADVERTISING
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. The Paris News
2. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)
3. The Lufkin News
4. Texarkana Gazette
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Athens Daily Review
2. Waxahachie Daily Light
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. Wise County Messenger (Decatur)
2. Hood County News
3. The Light and Champion
4. The Graham Leader
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. The Wylie News
2. The Pittsburg Gazette
3. The Winnsboro News
4. Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. The Farmersville Times
2. The Olney Enterprise
3. Tri County Leader
4. Crowley Star
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. The Sachse News
2. The Big Sandy and Hawkins Journal
3. Keene Star
4. The Lake Cities Sun
COLUMN WRITING
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. Denise Hoepfner, The Lufkin Daily News
2. Ethel Channon, Texarkana Gazette
3. J.D. Davidson, The Paris News
4. Edwin Quarles, The Lufkin Daily News
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Les Linebarger, Henderson Daily News
2. Sara Vanden Berge, Stephenville Empire-Tribune
3. Neal White, Waxahachie Daily Light
4. Tony Floyd, Henderson Daily News
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. Mark Wilson, Hood County News
2. David Rupkalvis, The Graham Leader
3. Kristen Tribe, Wise County Messenger
4. Cherry Rushin, The Graham Leader
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. Gary Edwards, Mineola Monitor
2. Donnita Nesbit Fisher/The Wylie News
3. Bryan Giguera/ The Winnsboro News
4. Susan Taft/The Pittsburg Gazette
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. Suzanne Loudamy/Tri County Leader
2. Deport Times Blossom Times
3. Wyndi Veigel/The Farmersville Times
4. Bogata News Talco Times
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. Candy McMichen, Alvarado Star
2. Paul Gnadt, Keene Star
3. Wanda Godso, Whitewright Sun
4. Patty Montagno, The Sachse News
EDITORIALS
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. The Lufkin Daily News
2. The Paris News
3. Texarkana Gazette
4. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Henderson Daily News
2. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram
3. Waxahachie Daily Light
4. Athens Daily Review
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. The Graham Leader
2. Kilgore News Herald
3. Breckenridge American
4. Burleson Star
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
2. The Winnsboro News
3. Mineola Monitor
4. The Bee (Dangerfield)
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. Crowley Star
2. Mart Messenger
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. Joshua Star
FEATURE STORY
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. The Paris News/Krista Goerte, Connie Beard
2. The Lufkin Daily News/Denise Hoepfner
3. The Daily Sentinel/Robbie Goodrich
4. Texarkana Gazette/Aaron Brand, Eric Nicholson
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Stephenville Empire-Tribune/Micah D. Moore, Amanda Kimble
2. Waxahachie Daily Light/Rebecca Hertz, Alex Riley
3. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram/Terry Matthews
4. Henderson Daily News/Les Linebarger, Mat- thew Prosser
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. Wise County Messenger (Decatur)/Erika Pedroza, Brandon Evans
2. Hood County News/Kathy Cruz, Rick Mauch
3. Kilgore News Herald/James Draper, Aaron May
4. The Graham Leader/David Rupkalvis, Cherry Rushin
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. Glen Rose Reporter/Kathryn Jones
2. The Pittsburg Gazette/Susan Taft
3. The Wylie News/Judy Truesdale
4. Mineola Monitor/Gary Edwards, Doris Newman
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. Crowley Star/Dave Sorter
2. Tri County Leader/Suzanne Loudamy
3. Mart Messenger/ Brad Reynolds, Bill Reynolds
4. Deport Times Blossom Times/Thomas Nichols, Nanalee Nichols
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. The Princeton Herald/Jimmy Alford
2. The Sachse News/Patty Montago
3. The Lake Cities Sun/Tim Glaze
4. Joshua Star/Brian Porter
HEADLINE WRITING
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. The Lufkin Daily News
2. Texarkana Gazette
3. The Paris News
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Athens Daily Record
2. Stephenville Empire-Tribune
3. Waxahachie Daily Light
Semi-Weeklies
1. Wise County Messenger (Decatur)
2. Kilgore News Herald
3. Hood County News
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. The Pittsburgh Gazette
2. Glen Rose Reporter
3. Mineola Monitor
4. The Dublin Citizen
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. The Farmersville Times
2. Mart Messenger
3. Muenster Enterprise
4. Tri County Leader
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. Princeton Herald
2. Whitewright Sun
3. The Sachse News
4. Joshua Star
PAGE DESIGN
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. The Paris News
2. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)
3. The Lufkin Daily News
4. Texarkana Gazette
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Athens Daily Review
2. Waxahachie Daily Light
3. Henderson Daily News
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. Kilgore News Herald
2. Hood County News (Granbury)
3. Wise County Messenger
4. Breckenridge American
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. Mineola Monitor
2. The Wylie News
3. The Winnsboro News
4. Glen Rose Reporter
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. Tri County Leader
2. The Olney Enterprise
3. The Farmersville Times
4. Crowley Star
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. Princeton Herald
2. The Sachse News
3. Alvarado Star
4. Joshua Star
NEWS WRITING
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. Texarkana Gazette/Lynn LaRowe
2. The Lufkin Daily News/Jessica Cooley
3. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)/Robbie Goodrich
4. The Paris News/Krista Goerte, Bill Hankins
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Athens Daily Review/Jeff Riggs, Jon Humphries
2. Henderson Daily News/Matthew Prosser, Les Linebarger
3. Stephenville Empire-Tribune/ Sara Vanden Berge
4. Waxahachie Daily Light/Andrew Braca, Staff writers
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. Wise County Messenger/Brandon Evans
2. Kilgore News Herald/James Draper
3. Hood County News/Mark Wilson, Kathy Cruz
4. Breckenridge American/Rob Durham
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. The Wylie News/Judy Truesdall, Donnita Nesbit Fisher
2. Glen Rose Reporter/ Kathryn Jones
3. The Winnsboro News/Bryan Giguere
4. Mineola Monitor/Doris Newman
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. Crowley Star/Dave Sorter
2. Tri County Leader/Don Treul
3. The Farmersville Times/Wyndi Veigel
4. The Olney Enterprise/Mindi Kombro
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. Wood County Democrat
2. The Princeton Herald
3. Keene Star
4. Alvarado Star
SPORTS COVERAGE
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. Texarkana Gazette
2. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)
3. The Paris News
4. The Lufkin Daily News
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Waxahachie Daily Light
2. Athens Daily Review
3. Stephenville Empire-Tribune
4. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. Wise County Messenger (Decatur)
2. Kilgore News Herald
3. Hood County News
4. Breckenridge American
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. The Wylie News
2. Mineola Monitor
3. Glen Rose Reporter
4. The Winnsboro News
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. Tri County Leader
2. The Farmersville Times
3. Crowley Star
4. Muenster Enterprise
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. Joshua Star
2. Alvarado Star
3. Keene Star
4. The Sachse News
FEATURE PHOTO
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. The Lufkin Daily News/Joel Andrews
2. The Paris News/Sam Craft
3. Texarkana Gazette/Adam Sacasa, Evan Lewis
4. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)/Andrew D. Brosig
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram/Luis Noble
2. Henderson Daily News/Matthew Prosser
3. Athens Daily Review/Joe Humphries, Chad Wilson
4. Stephenville Empire-Tribune/Nathan Bural, Amanda Kimble
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. Hood County News (Granbury)/Mary Vinson
2. Kilgore News Herald/Aaron May
3. Wise County Messenger (Decatur)/Joe Duty
4. The Graham Leader/ Julianne Murrah, Cherry Rushin
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. The Winnsboro News/Ross Hunter
2. The Wylie News/Rick White, David Jenkins
3. Mineola Monitor
4. The Bee
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. Wyndi Veigel/The Farmersville Times
2. Liz Irwin/Deport Times Blossom Times
3. Janet Felderhoff/Muenster Enterprise
4. Suzanne Loudamy, Jim Jackson/Tri County Leader
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. Alvarado Star/ Candy McMichen, Christopher Amos
2. Keene Star/ Paul Gnadt
3. Joshua Star/Brian Porter
4. Princeton Herald/Jimmy Alford
NEWS PHOTO
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. Texarkana Gazette
2. The Lufkin Daily News
3. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)
4. The Paris News
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Henderson Daily News/Matther Prosser
2. Waxahachie Daily Light/Chad Wilson, Andrew Branca
3. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram/Luis Noble
4 (tie). Stephenville Empire-Tribune/Micah Moore
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. Breckenridge American
2. The Light and Champion
3. Wise County Messenger (Decatur)
4. Kilgore News Herald
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. The Winnsboro News
2. The Pittsburg Gazette
3. Mineola Monitor
4. Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. Muenster Enterprise
2. The Farmersville Times
3. Tri County Leader
4. Mart Messenger
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. Alvarado Star
2. Murphy Monitor
3. The Princeton Herald
4. Whitewright Sun
SPORTS PHOTO
Division 1
Large Dailies
1. Texarkana Gazette/Adam Sacasa, Evan Lewis
2. The Lufkin News
3. The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)
4. The Paris News
Division 2
Small Dailies
1. Sulphur Springs News-Telegram/Luis Noble
2. Henderson Daily News/Hughes Ellis, Les Linebarger
3. Waxahachie Daily Light/Chad Wilson, Neal White
4. Stephenville Empire-Tribune/Nathan Bural
Division 3
Semi-Weeklies
1. The Graham Leader
2. Breckenridge American
3. The Light and Champion
4. Wise County Messenger
Division 4
Large Weeklies
1. Mineola Monitor
2. The Winnsboro News
3. The Wylie News
4. The Dublin Citizen
Division 5
Medium Weeklies
1. The Farmersville Times
2. The Olney Enterprise
3. Mart Messenger
4. Deport Times Blossom Times
Division 6
Small Weeklies
1. The Sachse News
2. Murphy Monitor
3. Joshua Star
4. Princeton Herald
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