The Clarendon Enterprise received two first place plaques during the Texas Press Association’s Mid-Winter Convention in Galveston recently.
The Enterprise competed other weekly newspapers in Division 9 of the Texas Better Newspaper Contest this year and also received three third place awards.
Ben Estlack and Roger Estlack were awarded first place for Column Writing. Ben Estlack’s “Cub Reporter” column entry was about receiving his grandfather’s shotgun for his 12th birthday, and the judge from the Tennessee Press Association said it was “inspiring to see such a young writer in print. The judge also praised Roger Estlack’s column about the passing of former educator and local historian Jean Stavenhagen.
The Enterprise also received first place recognition for Advertising with work created by Ashlee Estlack and Roger Estlack.
The paper placed third in Editorial Writing for stances on events surrounding the Howardwick City Council and the Clarendon College Board of Regents.
The Enterprise also received third place honors for its fall/winter Clarendon Welcome Guide and for Page Design. Both awards recognized work by Tara Allred and Roger Estlack.
The Sweepstakes Award in Division 9 went to the Post-Signal in Pilot Point. The Enterprise was third in the Sweepstakes point count.
This year 107 newspapers submitted 1,094 entries in the Texas Better Newspaper Contest. The contest is broken down into nine divisions in which newspapers compete against papers of similar circulation size. Sixty-six weekly newspapers competed in Divisions 6 through 10.
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