TUNICA — Judged first in general excellence among small weekly newspapers in Arkansas, The TIMES of Northeast Benton County garnered 22 awards at the recent Arkansas Press Association Convention held joined with Mississippi and Tennessee press associations last week. The awards were given at a luncheon in Tunica, Miss.
The TIMES was first published Jan. 6, 1966.
Privately owned for many years, it has also been owned by Community Publishers Inc. and WEHCO Media before becoming part of the Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC.
It is with great honor and humility we receivethese awards, realizing it is because of the community and its support, that we enjoy this privilege.
The awards are:
FIRST PLACE
◊General Excellence
◊Feature story - Every pint of blood donated by Annette Beard
◊Investigative reporting - VAS Ambulance Service by Annette Beard and Cassi Lapp
◊Sports column - Senior Lady ’Hawks by John McGee
◊Editorial - VAS board must lift veil of secrecy, Annette Beard
◊Political column - Take time to vote by Annette Beard
◊ Single news photograph - Dangerous roads by Annette Beard
◊Best front page
◊Best special issue - Letters to Santa
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SECOND PLACE
◊Investigative reporting - Hall Pass by Annette Beard and Cassi Lapp
◊News story - Honeymooners by Annette Beard
◊Political column - Freedom was founding fathers’ design by Mark Moore
◊Picture page/photo essay - Mule Jump by Annette Beard and Cassi Lapp
◊Best special issue - Mule Jump
◊Coverage of education
◊Coverage of tourism
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THIRD PLACE
◊Humorous column - Bossy Daisy by Jerry Nichols
◊Best features page
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HONORABLE MENTION
◊ Feature story - Wild horses by Cassi Lapp
◊General interest column - Learning patience through trials by Annette Beard
◊Headline writing - Small scores big by Annette Beard
◊Single sports feature photograph - Watering hole by Annette Beard
◊Community coverage
Journalists at four local daily newspapers and five weeklies now published by NAN were also awarded.
The dailies - the Benton County Daily Record of Bentonville, the Rogers Morning News, the Springdale Morning News and the Northwest Arkansas Times of Fayetteville - won 42 awards.Weeklies - the Gentry Courier Journal, the Gravette News-Herald, the Herald Leader of Siloam Springs, the White River Valley News of Elkins, and the Weekly Vista of Bella Vista - won 39 awards.
Opinion, Pages 4 on 06/30/2010