Best Real Estate Ad
1st	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Diane McKeithan & Marian Mercer	Plantation Properties
2nd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Teresa Pullium & Staff	Re/Max
3rd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Diane McKeithan & Marian Mercer	Margaret Rudd & Associates
Best Full Color Real Estate Ad
1st	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium	Newell & Deena Collins
2nd	Davie County Enterprise-Record	Mocksville	Jeannie Trotter	Century 21 Triad
3rd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Teresa Pullium & Staff	Re/Max
Best Motor Vehicle Ad
1st	The Smoky Mountain Times	Bryson City	Sarah Speier & Amy Jones	Mountain Ford
2nd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Kit Carson & Teresa Pullium	Ground To Graphics
3rd	The Alleghany News	Sparta	Ron Brown & Candice Groce	Alleghany Chevrolet
Best Full Color Motor Vehicle Ad
1st	The Alleghany News	Sparta	Ron Brown & Candice Groce	Alleghany Chevrolet
2nd	Outer Banks Sentinel	Nags Head	Chris Jensen & Candice Miggels	Courtesy Ford
3rd	The Kings Mountain Herald	Kings Mountain	Lisa Zyble	Town Square Ford
Best Local Recruitment Ad
1st	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Desiree Reynolds	Got Ideas?
2nd	Clay County Progress	Hayesville	Tracy Smith & Tina Teesateskie	Meadow Grove Baptist Church
3rd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium	Hiwassee Valley Pool & Recreation
Best Full Color Local Recruitment Ad
1st	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium	Reader's Choice
2nd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Teresa Pullium	Cherokee Scout/Cherokee County Schools Art Contest
Best Food Ad
1st	The Wake Weekly	Wake Forest	Teresa Humber, Frank Powell & Staff	The Peanut Roaster
2nd	Davie County Enterprise-Record	Mocksville	Bob Corson & Jeannie Trotter	Foster Drug Co.
3rd	The Pender Post	Burgaw	Katie H. Cromartie	Piggly Wiggly
Best Full Color Food Ad
1st	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Michael Hiebel & Debi Rose	Pelican Seafood
2nd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Michael Hiebel & Marian Mercer	Clem's Seafood
Best Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
1st	The Wake Weekly	Wake Forest	Fran Wellgood & Karen Herdmann	Potteryfest / Under The Oaks
2nd	The Pender Post	Burgaw	Katie H. Cromartie	Nc Blueberry Festival
3rd	The Chatham News	Siler City	Deirdre Brown	Brownie Lu Restaurant
Best Full Color Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
1st	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Michael Hiebel & Daniel Chaffin	Fish House Restaurant
2nd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Ben Frazier & Debi Rose	Silver Coast Winery
3rd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Desiree Reynolds & Staff	Longhouse Restaurant & Bar
Best Home Furnishings And Appliances Ad
1st	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Ben Frazier & Debi Rose	Coastal Island Draperies
2nd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Michael Hiebel & Marian Mercer	Bridgers Pools And Spas
3rd	Lumina News	Wrightsville Beach	Rob Reynolds & Jeff Eng	Tango Furniture Direct
Best Full Color Home Furnishings And Appliances Ad
1st	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Michael Hiebel & Daniel Chaffin	Coastal Shutters
2nd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Michael Hiebel & Debi Rose	Cabinet Xpress, Inc.
3rd	The Highlander	Highlands	Kathy Poindexter & Staff	Furniture South
Best Apparel, Jewelry And Accessories Ad
1st	Davie County Enterprise-Record	Mocksville	Ray Tutterow	Gianna's Boutique
2nd	Clay County Progress	Hayesville	Tracy Smith & Tina Teesateskie	Tiger's & Anderson's Department Store
3rd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Michael Hiebel & Debi Rose	Cape Fear Jewelers
Best Full Color Apparel, Jewelry And Accessories Ad
1st	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Michael Hiebel & Debi Rose	Cape Fear Jewelers
2nd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Ben Frazier & Debi Rose	Island Jewelers
3rd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Ben Frazier & Debi Rose	Papaya Island
Best Institutional Ad
1st	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Ben Frazier & Debi Rose	Carr Insurance
2nd	The Franklin Press	Franklin	Deb Reeves	Westcare
3rd	Lumina News	Wrightsville Beach	Billy Koch & Amy Mattlin	Details Yacht Management
Best Full Color Institutional Ad
1st	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium	Cherokee County Chamber
2nd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Ben Frazier & Debi Rose	Stiller & Disbrow, P.C.
3rd	The Alleghany News	Sparta	Ron Brown & Candice Groce	Grayson National Bank
Best Retail Ad
1st	The Clayton News-Star	Clayton	Shirley Johnson & Diane Miller	Clayton Furniture Outlet
2nd	The Chatham News	Siler City	Deirdre Brown	Blossom
3rd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Michael Hiebel & Marian Mercer	Natural Beauty Garden Spot
Best Full Color Retail Ad
1st	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Ben Frazier & Debi Rose	Stewart's Hardware
2nd	Outer Banks Sentinel	Nags Head	Greg Clark & Candice Miggels	Ace Hardware
3rd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium	High End Tile
Best Use Of Full Color
1st	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Diane McKeithan & Joey Robinson	Cape Fear Coast Real Estate
2nd	The Highlander	Highlands	Kathy Poindexter & Michael Murray	Stone Lantern
3rd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Teresa Pullium & Staff	Cherokee Scout Web Site Promotion
Best Use Of Spot Color
1st	Lumina News	Wrightsville Beach	Pat Bradford & Jeff Eng	Bradford Mortgage
2nd	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Diane McKeithan & Marian Mercer	Brunswick Coast Properties
3rd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Desiree Reynolds & Staff	Everglades Electric Supply
Best Use Of Humor
1st	The Wake Weekly	Wake Forest	Fran Wellgood & Karen Herdmann	In-Town Optical
2nd	The Franklin Press	Franklin	Patty Locke	Blue Laser Group
3rd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Kit Carson & Desiree Reynolds	Wild Bill's Truck & Trailer
Best Wild Card
1st	The Clayton News-Star	Clayton	Shirley Johnson*Diane Miller	Kiwanis Club Of Clayton
2nd	Montgomery Herald	Troy	Mike Collins, Gail Johnson, Dawn Vale & Gary Blackmon	Spirit Hands
3rd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium	Murray The Lost Dog
Best Innovative Concept
1st	Lumina News	Wrightsville Beach	Jules Norwood & Amy Mattlin	Hurricane Preparedness Guide
2nd	The Highlander	Highlands	Karen Pait & Staff	Go Highlanders
3rd	Outer Banks Sentinel	Nags Head	Candice Miggels	Obx Wild
Best Newspaper Promotion
1st	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Teresa Pullium	Cherokee Scout History
2nd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium	Wish You Were Here
3rd	Clay County Progress	Hayesville	Tracy Smith & Tina Teesateskie	Clay County Progress
Best Special Section
1st	The Kings Mountain Herald	Kings Mountain	Staff	A Place Called Home
Gold Star 1	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium	Home For The Holidays
Gold Star 2	The Chatham News	Siler City	Deirdre Brown, Hillary Graves & Staff	Celebrating Goldston's 100th Ann.
Gold Star 3	The State Port Pilot	Southport	Staff	4th Of July Festival Program
Gold Star 4	The Pender Post	Burgaw	Katie H. Cromartie	Nc Blueberry Festival
Best Classified Section
1st	The Chatham News	Siler City	Deirdre Brown & Staff	Classifieds
2nd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Fame Conley	Classified
3rd	Lumina News	Wrightsville Beach	Amy Mattlin	Classified
Best Community Service Signature Page
1st	The Franklin Press	Franklin	Karen Loetzer & Patty Locke	Macon County Fair
2nd	The Highlander	Highlands	Kathy Poindexter & Staff	Breast Cancer Page
3rd	Davie County Enterprise-Record	Mocksville	Staff	Veteran's Day Signature Page
Best Shared Page
1st	The Wake Weekly	Wake Forest	Fran Wellgood, Karen Herdmann & Staff	The Factory Co-Op Page
2nd	Lumina News	Wrightsville Beach	Amy Mattlin	Marine Market
3rd	The Chatham News	Siler City	Deirdre Brown & Staff	Siler Crossing Shopping Cntr Centro Properties
Best Small Ad
1st	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium	Mike Welch Detailing
2nd	Davie County Enterprise-Record	Mocksville	Bob Corson & Jeannie Trotter	Animal Hospital Of East Davie
3rd	The Pender Post	Burgaw	Katie H. Cromartie	The Driftwood Grill
Best Advertising Campaign
1st	The Franklin Press	Franklin	Karen Loetzer & Patty Locke	Breast Cancer - Multiple
2nd	Davie County Enterprise-Record	Mocksville	Ray Tutterow	Davie Citizens For A Responsible Government
3rd	Cherokee Scout	Murphy	Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium	New Real Estate Section
Best Niche Publication
1st	Lumina News	Wrightsville Beach	Pat Bradford	Wrightsville Beach Magazine
2nd	The Pender Post	Burgaw	Katie H. Cromartie	2007 Pender Co. Civic Directory
3rd	The Transylvania Times	Brevard	Karen Anthony & Pat Martini	Newcomer's Guide