The Clarendon Enterprise received the top awards when the Panhandle Press Association announced the winners of its annual Better Newspaper Contest in Canyon last Saturday with the local paper bringing home both the General Excellence award and the Community Service Award.
Winners were announced at the close of the association’s 102nd annual convention on the campus of West Texas A&M University.
The Enterprise won 11 first place plaques, three second place plaques, and one for third place.
Enterprise publisher Roger Estlack won first place in News Writing, Editorial Writing, and Serious and Humorous Columns.
A first place plaque was awarded for Feature Writing by Roger & Ashlee Estlack and Ashlyn Tubbs for articles on a family’s trip to the state fair, unexpected helicopter visitors descending on a local ranch, and the end of full service gas in Clarendon.
Enterprise ads designed by Julie Shields and Roger Estlack for Cornell’s Country Store and Every Nook & Cranny won first place, and Estlack and Kari Lindsey won first place for Feature Photos.
The newspaper’s online presence, ClarendonLIVE.com, won the Best Website category, and the Enterprise was recognized with the best Front Page Layout. The Enterprise also had the best Society Page and won the Special Section category with its “Back to School” edition from last July, which was planned and laid out by Ashlee Estlack.
Sandy Anderberg’s articles won second place in Sports Writing, and Lindsey was second with Sport Photos. Roger Estlack and Anndria Newhouse were second with News Photos, and the Enterprise also placed third for Headline Writing.
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