The Clarendon Enterprise was recognized as the best little newspaper in Texas last Saturday when it received the Sweepstakes Award at the Texas Press Association’s Summer Convention in Rockwall.
The Enterprise earned the top award in Division 10 – Small Weeklies – and picked up one first place plaque, three second place awards, and one third place awards to garner enough points to win the division.
Anndria Newhouse led the Enterprise awards, winning first place in News Photos with a picture of a lightning bolt published last May. Judges described Newhouse’s work as an “incredible photo.”
Ads designed by Julie Shields took second place in the Advertising category. Judges praised the ads for Cornell’s Country Store as being clean and concise with a good flow and great color.
The Enterprise also received second place in Page Design with judges noting that “great typography and organized layout are trademarks of this publication.”
Roger Estlack received second place in Editorials and a third place award for Column Writing, including a tribute to his late mother.
This year 176 newspapers submitted 1,784 entries in the Texas Better Newspaper Contest. The contest is broken down into 10 divisions in which newspapers compete against papers of similar circulation size. Twenty-three papers competed in Division 10.
The awards were announced June 18th at TPA’s 132nd Summer Convention in Rockwall.
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