The Pender Post, Burgaw
First Place
Best Full Color Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Katie Cromartie

The Fuquay-Varina Independent, Fuquay-Varina
Third Place
Best Wild Card
Ronda Powell & Staff

The Taylorsville Times, Taylorsville
First Place
Best Full Color Retail Ad
Walter Lee Sharpe & Stephanie Cass

Black Mountain News, Black Mountain
Second Place
Best Full Color Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Robin Wilson & Bethel Dirks
Third Place
Best Niche Publication
Robin Wilson & Bethel Dirks

The Kings Mountain Herald, Kings Mountain
Second Place
Best Full Color Institutional Ad
Nancy Miller & Jeannine McDonald
Third Place
Best Home Furnishings & Appliances Ad
Cecil Smith & Jeannine McDonald

The Avery Journal-Times, Newland
Second Place
Best Newspaper Promotion
Lindsay Luxton & Staff
Third Place
Best Full Color Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Carla Woodrich & Michelle Pope

The Alleghany News, Sparta
First Place
Best Institutional Ad
Candice Groce
First Place
Best Full Color Institutional Ad
Candice Groce

Lake Norman Times, Mooresville
First Place
Best Small Ad
Cindy Twiford & Christopher McKnight
Third Place
Best Community Service Signature Page
Fran Petit &Christopher McKnight
Gold Star
Best Special Section
Chris Montgomery & Alicia Holshouser

Mount Olive Tribune, Mount Olive
Second Place
Best Shared Page
Pam Potts & Tanya Matthews
Third Place
Best Shared Page
Becky Cole, Tracy Grimes & Mary Lou Brock
Third Place
Best Innovative Concept
Becky Cole, Tracy Grimes & Mary Lou Brock

Montgomery Herald, Troy
First Place
Best Full Color Food Ad
Gary Blackmon & Staff
First Place
Best Shared Page
Mike Collins, Gary Blackon & Staff
Second Place
Best Innovative Concept
Gary Blackmon & Staff

Lumina News, Wrightsville Beach
Second Place
Best Full Color Real Estate Ad
Jill Sabourin & April Benson
Third Place
Best Real Estate Ad
Jill Sabourin & April Benson
Third Place
Best Use of Spot Color
Jill Sabourin & April Benson

The Chatham News, Siler City
First Place
Best Food Ad
Staff
Second Place
Best Classified Section
Staff
Third Place
Best Classified Section
Staff
Third Place
Best Motor Vehicle Ad
Diedre Brown

The Highlander, Highlands
First Place
Best Full Color Home Furnishings & Appliances Ad
Kathy Poindexter & Michael Murray
First Place
Best Full Color Apparel, Jewelry & Accessories Ad
Kathy Poindexter & Michael Murray
First Place
Best Special Section
Kathy Poindexter & Brenda Berend
First Place
Best Classified Section
Michael Murray
Second Place
Best Use of Humor
Kathy Poindexter & Michael Murray

Clay County Progress, Hayesville
First Place
Best Full Color Motor Vehicle Ad
Tracy Sprinkles & Tina Teesateskie
Second Place
Best Full Color Retail Ad
Tracy Sprinkles & Tina Teesateskie
Second Place
Best Use of Spot Color
Tracy Sprinkles & Tina Teesateskie
Second Place
Best Wild Card
Tracy Sprinkles & Tina Teesateskie
Third Place
Best Institutional Ad
Tracy Sprinkles & Tina Teesateskie
Third Place
Best Full Color Institutional Ad
Tracy Sprinkles & Tina Teesateskie

Davie County Enterprise-Record, Mocksville
First Place
Best Newspaper Promotion
Dwight Sparks
First Place
Best Home Furnishings & Appliances Ad
Bob Corson & Jeannie Trotter
First Place
Best Use of Full Color
Dwight Sparks
Second Place
Best Real Estate Ad
Bob Corson & Jeannie Trotter
Second Place
Best Full Color Motor Vehicle Ad
Ray Tutterow
Third Place
Best Use of Humor
Ray Tutterow
Gold Star
Best Special Section
Staff

The Sylva Herald & Ruralite, Sylva
First Place
Best Use of Humor
Margo Gray
First Place
Best Advertising Campaign
Margo Gray
First Place
Best Use of Spot Color
Sherry Peek
Second Place
Best Use of Full Color
Sherry Peek & Nick Breedlove
Second Place
Best Motor Vehicle Ad
Sherry Peek
Third Place
Best Newspaper Promotion
Nick Breedlove
Third Place
Best Full Color Retail Ad
Margo Gray

Cherokee Scout, Murphy
First Place
Best Motor Vehicle Ad
Fame Conley & Teresa Pullium
First Place
Best Local Recruitment Ad
Donna Cook & Christy Guthrie
First Place
Best Innovative Concept
Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium
First Place
Best Niche Publication
Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium
Third Place
Best Full Color Real Estate Ad
Fame Conley & Teresa Pullium
Third Place
Best Small Ad
Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium
Gold Star
Best Special Section
Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium
Gold Star
Best Special Section
Donna Cook & Teresa Pullium

The State Port Pilot, Southport
First Place
Best Real Estate Ad
Diane McKeithan & Debi Rose
First Place
Best Full Color Real Estate Ad
Diane McKeithan & Debi Rose
First Place
Best Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Kim Adams & Debi Rose
First Place
Best Apparel, Jewelry & Accessories Ad
Mallory Brown & Debi Rose
First Place
Best Retail Ad
Mallory Brown & Debi Rose
First Place
Best Community Service Signature Page
Beth Powell & Debi Rose
Second Place
Best Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Mallory Brown & Debi Rose
Second Place
Best Home Furnishings & Appliances Ad
Ben Frazier & Debi Rose
Second Place
Best Apparel, Jewelry & Accessories Ad
Ben Frazier & Debi Rose
Second Place
Best Institutional Ad
Michael Hiebel & Debi Rose
Second Place
Best Retail Ad
Debi Rose
Second Place
Best Community Service Signature Page
Mallory Brown & Daniel Chaffin
Second Place
Best Small Ad
Ben Frazier & Debi Rose
Third Place
Best Full Color Motor Vehicle Ad
Ben Frazier & Debi Rose
Third Place
Best Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Mallory Brown & Debi Rose
Third Place
Best Apparel, Jewelry & Accessories Ad
Mallory Brown & Debi Rose
Third Place
Best Retail Ad
Mallory Brown & Debi Rose
Third Place
Best Use of Full Color
Mallory Brown & Debi Rose