WINNERS
2008 STPA

Better Newspaper Contest

Awards presented April 18, 2008 at the

81^st Annual STPA Convention in Corpus Christi, TX

Division 2
Division 3

The Hays Free Press won the “Community Service” award, sponsored by the Hill Country Community Press.

Division 1

•Sweepstakes Winner: The Countywide •

General Excellence

1^st Place – Elgin Courier

2^nd Place – Refugio County Press

3^rd Place – Frio-Nueces Current

Honorable Mention – ALL WEEKLIES IN THIS DIVISION

News Coverage

1^st Place – Palacios Beacon

2^nd Place – The Times Tribune

3^rd Place – The Bosque County News

Honorable Mention – The Countywide

Honorable Mention – Frio-Nueces Current

News Photos

1^st Place – Wallis News-Review

2^nd Place – East Bernard Express

3^rd Place – The Shiner Gazette

Honorable Mention - Palacios Beacon

Honorable Mention - Elgin Courier

Editorial Writing

1^st Place – Burnet County Citizens Gazette

2^nd Place – East Bernard Express

3^rd Place – The Countywide

Serious Column Writing

1^st Place – Refugio County Press

2^nd Place – The Countywide

3^rd Place – Frio-Nueces Current

Honorable Mention – Wallis News-Review

Honorable Mention – East Bernard Express

Humorous Column Writing

1^st Place – Frio-Nueces Current

2^nd Place – The Countywide

3^rd Place – East Bernard Express

Honorable Mention – Refugio County Press

Feature Writing

1^st Place – The Countywide

2^nd Place – Elgin Courier

3^rd Place – The Bosque County News

Feature Photos

1^st Place – Bosque County News

2^nd Place – Frio-Nueces Current

3^rd Place – The Countywide

Honorable Mention– Wallis News-Review

Honorable Mention –Refugio County Press

Sports Pages

1^st Place – Palacios Beacon

2^nd Place – The Schulenberg Sticker

3^rd Place – The Countywide

Honorable Mention – Elgin Courier

Honorable Mention – Frio-Nueces Current

Sports Photos

1^st Place – The Thorndale Campion

2^nd Place – The Countywide

3^rd Place – Palacios Beacon

Honorable Mention – The Shiner Gazette

Honorable Mention -- The Wallis News-Review

Honorable Mention – The Rosebud News

Family/Social Pages

1^st Place – Palacios Beacon

2^nd Place – Frio-Nueces Current

3^rd Place – The Rosebud News

Honorable Mention – The Countywide

Headline Writing

1^st Place – The Countywide

2^nd Place – Refugio County Press

3^rd Place – Elgin Courier

Honorable Mention – Frio-Nueces Current

Best Advertising

1^st Place – Elgin Courier

2^nd Place – Refugio County Press

3^rd Place – Frio-Nueces Current

Special Section

1^st Place – The Shiner Gazette

2^nd Place – East Bernard Express

3^rd Place – Frio-Nueces Current

Honorable Mention – Wallis News-Review

Page Design

1^st Place – The Countywide

2^nd Place – Refugio County Press

3^rd Place – The Thorndale Champion

WINNERS
2008 STPA

Better Newspaper Contest

•Sweepstakes Winner: Rockdale Reporter •

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Division 2

General Excellence

1^st Place – Westlake Picayune

2^nd Place – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

3^rd Place – Burnet Bulletin

Honorable Mention – ALL WEEKLIES IN THIS DIVISION

News Coverage

1^st Place – Hays Free Press

2^nd Place – Port Aransas South Jetty

3^rd Place – Bandera Bulletin

Honorable Mention – Nueces County Record Star

Honorable Mention – Rockdale Reporter

News Photos

1^st Place – Pleasanton Express

2^nd Place – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

3^rd Place – The Bandera Bulletin

Honorable Mention – The Burnet Bulletin

Honorable Mention – The Rockdale Reporter

Editorial Writing

1^st Place – Port Aransas South Jetty

2^nd Place – Hays Free Press

3^rd Place – The Rockdale Reporter

Honorable Mention –Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

Serious Column Writing

1^st Place – Nueces County Record Star

2^nd Place – The Hays Free Press

3^rd Place – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

Humorous Column Writing

1^st Place – The Smithville Times

2^nd Place – The Cuero Record

3^rd Place – The Rockdale Reporter

Feature Writing

Judge said: “Please NOTE: Many, many wonderful features in Division 2!”

1^st Place – Rockdale Reporter

2^nd Place – Nueces County Record Star

3^rd Place – Westlake Picayune

Feature Photos

1^st Place – The Smithville Times

2^nd Place – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

3^rd Place – Port Aransas South Jetty

Honorable Mention– The Colorado County Citizen

Honorable Mention –The Rockdale Reporter

Sports Pages

1^st Place – Rockdale Reporter

2^nd Place – Hays Free Press

3^rd Place – Westlake Picayune

Honorable Mention – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

Honorable Mention – Port Aransas South Jetty

Sports Photos

1^st Place – Port Aransas South Jetty

2^nd Place – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

3^rd Place – The Bandera Bulletin

Honorable Mention - Westlake Picayune

Honorable Mention -- The Bandera Bulletin

Family/Social Pages

1^st Place – Pleasanton Express

2^nd Place – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

3^rd Place – Rockdale Reporter

Honorable Mention – The Smithville Times

Headline Writing

1^st Place – Rockdale Reporter

2^nd Place – Hondo Anvil Herald

3^rd Place – Pleasanton Express

Honorable Mention – Colorado County Citizen

Honorable Mention – The Smithville Times

Best Advertising

1^st Place – The Rockdale Reporter

2^nd Place – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

3^rd Place – Pleasanton Express

Honorable Mention – Hays Free Press

Special Section

1^st Place – The Rockdale Reporter

2^nd Place – Westlake Picayune

3^rd Place – Port Aransas South Jetty

Honorable Mention – Pleasanton Express

Page Design

1^st Place – The Rockdale Reporter

2^nd Place – Westlake Picayune

3^rd Place – Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post

WINNERS

2008 STPA

Better Newspaper Contest

•Sweepstakes Winner: Round Rock Leader •

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Division 3

General Excellence

1^st Place – Bastrop Advertiser

2^nd Place – The Highlander

3^rd Place – El Campo Leader News

Honorable Mention - Wharton Journal-Spectator

News Coverage

1^st Place – Lampasas Dispatch Record

2^nd Place – Uvalde Leader News

3^rd Place – Round Rock Leader

Honorable Mention – El Campo Leader News

Honorable Mention – Fayette County Record

News Photos

1^st Place – Copperas Cove Leader

2^nd Place – The Highlander

3^rd Place – The Uvalde Leader News

Honorable Mention – El Campo Leader News

Editorial Writing

1^st Place – Beeville Bee-Picayune

2^nd Place – The Sealy News

3^rd Place – Uvalde Leader News

Serious Column Writing

1^st Place – Bastrop Advertiser

2^nd Place – Round Rock Leader

3^rd Place – Beeville Bee-Picayune

Humorous Column Writing

1^st Place – Round Rock Leader

2^nd Place – El Campo Leader News

3^rd Place – Wharton Journal-Spectator

Honorable Mention – Lampasas Dispatch Record

Feature Writing

1^st Place – The Fayette County Record

2^nd Place – El Campo Leader News

3^rd Place – Uvalde Leader News

Feature Photos

1^st Place – Beeville Bee-Picayune

2^nd Place – El Campo Leader News

3^rd Place – Lampasas Dispatch Record

Sports Pages

1^st Place – The Highlander

2^nd Place – Copperas Cove

3^rd Place – Round Rock Leader

Honorable Mention – Lampasas Dispatch Record

Honorable Mention – Polk County Enterprise

Sports Photos

1^st Place – Lampasas Dispatch Record

2^nd Place – Beeville Bee-Picayune

3^rd Place – El Campo Leader News

Family/Social Pages

1^st Place – El Campo Leader News

2^nd Place – Round Rock Leader

3^rd Place – Uvalde Leader News

Honorable Mention – The Bastrop Advertiser

Headline Writing

1^st Place – Beeville Bee Picayune

2^nd Place – Copperas Cove Leader Press

3^rd Place – Lampasas Dispatch Record

Honorable Mention – El Campo Leader News

Best Advertising

1^st Place – Copperas Cove Leader Press

2^nd Place – Uvalde Leader News

3^rd Place – Wharton Journal Spectator

Special Section

1^st Place – Polk County Enterprise

2^nd Place – Round Rock Leader

3^rd Place – The Bastrop Advertiser

Honorable Mention – Copperas Cove Leader

Honorable Mention – The Highlander

Page Design

1^st Place – Copperas Cove Leader Press

2^nd Place – Round Rock Leader

3^rd Place – Lampasas Dispatch Record

Honorable Mention – The Gonzales Inquirer