High Point Enterprise, High Point
Second Place
Best Full Color Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Mary Mulalic & Leslie Long

The Wilson Daily Times, Wilson
First Place
Best Local Recruitment Ad
Connie Balance & Staff
Third Place
Best Newspaper Promotion
Shana Bogue & Marshall Crumpler

Independent Tribune, Concord/Kannapolis
First Place
Best Apparel, Jewelry & Accessories Ad
Mike Balvien & Charlotte Dule
Second Place
Best Classified Section
Angela Orris, Wanda Hoffman & Staff
Second Place
Best Community Service Signature Page
Wanda Hoffman
Third Place
Best Shared Page
Shelby Varnadore & Wanda Hoffman

Statesville Record & Landmark, Statesville
First Place
Best Full Color Motor Vehicle Ad
Sara Mitchell & Chuck Slivensky
First Place
Best Full Color Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Kathryn Owens & Austin Ray
First Place
Best Retail Ad
Kathryn Owens & Debbie Smith
Second Place
Best Motor Vehicle Ad
Vicki Hayes & Steve Mourglea
Third Place
Best Apparel, Jewelry & Accessories Ad
Melinda Manning & Kathy Adams

Times-News, Hendersonville
First Place
Best Full Color Food Ad
Bobbie Polizzi
First Place
Best Full Color Institutional Ad
Bobbie Polizzi
First Place
Best Niche Publication
Advertising Staff & Prepress
Second Place
Best Wild Card
Christine Hubbard
Gold Star
Best Special Section
Advertising Staff & Prepress
Gold Star
Best Special Section
Advertising Staff & Prepress

Hickory Daily Record, Hickory
First Place
Best Use of Humor
Amber Murr
First Place
Best Single Sheet Insert
Chuck Slivensky
Second Place
Best Single Sheet Insert
Debbie Lewis & Nikki Boone
Third Place
Best Home Furnishings & Appliances Ad
Rhonda Smith & Dan Linder
Third Place
Best Retail Ad
Sandi Wike & Nikki Boone
Third Place
Best Full Color Retail Ad
Roger Heesch & Kathy Adams

The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill
First Place
Best Full Color Real Estate Ad
Emily Brown & Penny Persons
First Place
Best Classified Section
Nancy Tan & Beth O'Brien
First Place
Best Shared Page
Penny Persons
First Place
Best Online Revenue Producer
Beth O'Brien
Second Place
Best Use of Spot Color
Megan Barber & Penny Persons
Second Place
Best Small Ad
Andrea Ide & Beth O'Brien
Third Place
Best Real Estate Ad
Megan Barber & Jackie Ashley
Gold Star
Best Special Section
Jorie Gripman & Penny Persons

The Daily News, Jacksonville
First Place
Best Full Color Home Furnishings & Appliances Ad
Shannon Bullington & Carla Reed
Second Place
Best Full Color Motor Vehicle Ad
Mary Perry & Patsy Beckelhimer
Second Place
Best Apparel, Jewelry & Accessories Ad
Kim Weston & Tracy Nisbet
Second Place
Best Use of Humor
Shannon Bullington & Carla Reed
Second Place
Best Niche Publication
Staff
Third Place
Best Full Color Motor Vehicle Ad
Mary Ann Fisher & Kerrah Charles
Third Place
Best Full Color Home Furnishings & Appliances Ad
Naudia Giles & Carla Reed
Third Place
Best Use of Spot Color
Shana Maguire & Ryan Taylor

Times-News, Burlington
First Place
Best Full Color Apparel, Jewelry & Accessories Ad
Sam Ayers & Kevin Sartin
First Place
Best Wild Card
Kevin Sartin & Publisher
First Place
Best Innovative Concept
Gregg Dickson, Charlton Wiggins & David Stinson
Second Place
Best Use of Full Color
Sam Ayers & Charlton Wiggins
Second Place
Best Newspaper Promotion
Suzanna Lusk
Second Place
Best Advertising Campaign
Gregg Dickson & David Tipton
Third Place
Best Full Color Real Estate Ad
Judi Baker & Regenia Bowman
Third Place
Best Use of Humor
Gregg Dickson & David Tipton
Gold Star
Best Special Section
Larry King & Jason Lonon

The Daily Reflector, Greenville
First Place
Best Real Estate Ad
Bill Hudson & Tim Mayberry
First Place
Best Motor Vehicle Ad
Frank Velde & Jessica Harris
First Place
Best Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Stacey Lowery & Erin Willis
First Place
Best Home Furnishings & Appliances Ad
Bath Cantrell & Erin Willis
First Place
Best Use of Full Color
Erin Willis
First Place
Best Newspaper Promotion
Susan Pietro
First Place
Best Special Section
Staff
First Place
Best Small Ad
Bill Hudson & Susan Pietro
First Place
Best Advertising Campaign
Susan Fowle & Jessica Harris
Second Place
Best Local Recruitment Ad
Dave Singleton & Susan Pietro
Second Place
Best Full Color Apparel, Jewelry & Accessories Ad
Bill Hudson & Jessica Harris

Sun Journal, New Bern
First Place
Best Full Color Retail Ad
Tina Gray & Sonya Lee
First Place
Best Use of Spot Color
Jacob McConnell, Dana Cooke, Kelena Bryant & Trevor Denney
Second Place
Best Real Estate Ad
Tina Gray & Sonya Lee
Second Place
Best Full Color Real Estate Ad
Judy Avery & Sonya Lee
Second Place
Best Home Furnishings & Appliances Ad
Tina Gray
Second Place
Best Full Color Institutional Ad
Tina Gray & Sonya Lee
Second Place
Best Full Color Retail Ad
Judy Avery & Sonya Lee
Second Place
Best Innovative Concept
Ken Rhodes & Kelene Bryant
Second Place
Best Shared Page
Karen Gardner & Trevor Denney
Third Place
Best Motor Vehicle Ad
Celia R & Dana Cooke
Third Place
Best Full Color Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Ann Williams & Dana Cooke

Salisbury Post, Salisbury
First Place
Best Food Ad
Lori Myers & Susan Baker
First Place
Best Institutional Ad
Harry Mills & Susan Baker
First Place
Best Community Service Signature Page
H.C. Daniel & Lisa Jean Humphrey
Second Place
Best Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Rhonda Strickland & Jennifer Lancaster
Second Place
Best Full Color Home Furnishings & Appliances Ad
Lori Myers & C.S. Harwick
Second Place
Best Institutional Ad
Kim Lanter & Sharon Medlin
Second Place
Best Retail Ad
Duane Andrews & Lisa Jean Humphrey
Third Place
Best Restaurant/Entertainment Ad
Kim Nash & Sharon Jackson
Third Place
Best Full Color Apparel, Jewelry & Accessories Ad
Beth Hal & Jennifer Lancaster
Third Place
Best Institutional Ad
Cindy Nordozzi & Win Minter
Third Place
Best Full Color Institutional Ad
Harry Mills & C.S. Harwick
Third Place
Best Use of Full Color
Audry Fudy & Jennifer Lancaster
Third Place
Best Wild Card
Harry Mills & Susan Baker
Third Place
Best Community Service Signature Page
Staff
Third Place
Best Small Ad
Lori Myers & Sharon Medlin
Third Place
Best Advertising Campaign
Staff
Third Place
Best Single Sheet Insert
Mark Bee & Susan Baker