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Division A: Community Newspapers Under 3,500 Circulation
Division B: Community Newspapers 3,500 - 10,000 Circulation
Division C: Community Newspapers Over 10,000 Circulation
Specialty Publication Awards

General News Reporting
1st
Trailer brings crowd to town meeting
Kerry Watson, Knightdale Times, Knightdale
2nd
Church turns crack house into outreach
Krista Page, The Angier Independent, Angier
3rd
Election 2001: Sam's in, Don's out
John Cate, Garner News, Garner

News Feature Writing
1st
Seeing Progress
David Hall, Havelock News, Havelock
2nd
'skeeters
Tom Bone', Havelock News, Havelock
3rd
DOT project a threat to creek
Jamie Cameron, Tideland News, Swansboro

Feature Writing
1st
Love gave good friends a second chance
Solja Nygard, Zebulon Record, Zebulon
2nd
Randolph legend interviewed by another
one for UNC-TV
Milburn Gibbs, The Liberty News, Liberty
3rd
A home away from home
Beth Hall, The Weekly Herald, Robersonville

Profile Feature
1st
The 'bus' stops here…
Michael Barrett, The Farmville Enterprise, Farmville
2nd
Rose Lady
Hunter Bretzius, Havelock News, Havelock
3rd
Who was Jimmy Dillard?
Jennifer McNally, Crossroads Chronicle, Cashiers

News Enterprise Reporting
1st
Is there water, water everywhere?
Jamie Cameron, Tideland News, Swansboro
2nd
Biotechnology creates new jobs, new
plants and new questions
Jessica Connor, Crossroads Chronicle, Cashiers
3rd
Agri-tourism & Eastern N.C.
Karen Welsh, The Jones Post, Trenton

Literacy Feature
1st
Flores' skills flower with tutor's support
Solja Nygard, Zebulon Record, Zebulon
2nd
Custodian special guest star at KES
Kerry Watson, Knightdale Times, Knightdale

Sports News Reporting
1st
Perfection
David Hall, Havelock News, Havelock
2nd
One for the Alka Seltzer
John Cate, Garner News, Garner
3rd
What a difference an 'A' makes
David Hall, Havelock News, Havelock

Sports Feature Writing
1st
In the cards
David Hall, Havelock News, Havelock
2nd
Assist man
Chris Mackie, The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons
3rd
Sweet repeat
Thomas Melville, The Fuquay-Varina Independent, Fuquay-Varina

Photography, General News
1st
'Flame'boyant
Kerry Watson, Knightdale Times, Knightdale
2nd
Stating the obvious
Rich Levey, Tideland News, Swansboro
3rd
Vigil response
Tom Bone', Havelock News, Havelock

Photography, Feature
1st
Fearing for the children
Krista Page, The Angier Independent, Angier
2nd
Emotional conclusion
Don Fuller, Zebulon Record, Zebulon
3rd
Trainer Karen Weir with "Brad Pitt"
Jessica Connor, Crossroads Chronicle, Cashiers

Photography, Sports
1st
TD stampede
Don Fuller, Zebulon Record, Zebulon
2nd
Going up strong
Rich Levey, Tideland News, Swansboro
3rd
Coming up empty
Chris Mackie, The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons

Photo Page
1st
Carnival time
Tom Bone', Havelock News, Havelock
2nd
You can't rain on this parade
Michael Barrett & Kay Taylor, The Farmville Enterprise, Farmville
3rd
The color of money
Michael Barrett, The Farmville Enterprise, Farmville

Photo Illustration
1st
Mountain Dew
Don Fuller & Caroline Upchurch, Wendell Clarion, Wendell
2nd
Splitter decision
Don Fuller, Zebulon Record, Zebulon
3rd
Bowen is on Flag etiquette mission
Latisha Gray & Angela Maston, The Times-Leader, Grifton

Editorials
1st
Ken Ripley, Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope
2nd
Susan Harris, The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford
3rd
Jimmy Williams, Tideland News, Swansboro

Humorous Columns
1st
L. Paul Terry, The St. Pauls Review, St. Pauls
2nd
Milburn Gibbs, The Liberty News, Liberty
3rd
Tom Woerner, Harnett County News, Lillington

Serious Columns
1st
Michael Barrett, The Farmville Enterprise, Farmville
2nd
Jennifer Staton, Garner News, Garner
3rd
Jamie Cameron, Tideland News, Swansboro

Sports Columns
1st
David Hall, Havelock News, Havelock
2nd
David Snipes, Tabor-Loris Tribune, Tabor City
3rd
Don Fuller, Knightdale Times, Knightdale

Criticism
1st
Ken Ripley, Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope

Graphics
1st
Hunter Bretzius, Havelock News, Havelock
2nd
Patrick Neal & Jennifer McNally, Crossroads Chronicle, Cashiers

General Excellence
1st
Staff, Havelock News, Havelock
2nd
Staff, The Angier Independent, Angier
3rd
Staff, Harnett County News, Lillington

Appearance and Design
1st
Staff, The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons
2nd
Staff, Havelock News, Havelock
3rd
Staff, The Jones Post, Trenton

Special Section
1st
Football forecast
Staff, Wendell Clarion, Wendell
2nd
Vision 2002 - Service to the community
Todd Hagans, The Cherryville Eagle, Cherryville
3rd
Yam Festival section
Staff, Tabor-Loris Tribune, Tabor City

Editorial Page
1st
Ken Ripley, Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope
2nd
Staff, The Times-Leader, Grifton
3rd
Staff, The Weekly Herald, Robersonville

Sports Coverage
1st
Rich Levey & Jamie Cameron, Tideland News, Swansboro
2nd
David Hall, Havelock News, Havelock
3rd
Staff, Zebulon Record, Zebulon

Use of Photographs
1st
Chris Mackie, The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons
2nd
Staff, Knightdale Times, Knightdale
3rd
Staff, Havelock News, Havelock

News Coverage
1st
Karen Welsh, The Jones Post, Trenton
2nd
Staff, Knightdale Times, Knightdale
3rd
Staff, Zebulon Record, Zebulon

General News Reporting
1st
Wood: Death of an inmate
Linda Miller, The Cherokee Scout, Murphy
2nd
Shooting attack kills one, hurts three
Pat Allen Wilson & Victoriana Summers, The News-Journal, Raeford
3rd
Rescue at sea
Stewart McLeod, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton

News Feature Writing
1st
18 Again
T. Kevin Walker, The Chronicle, Winston-Salem
2nd
Alcoa shuts down
John Long, The Weekly Post, Locust
3rd
Requiem for a native son
Fran Arrington, Bertie Ledger-Advance, Windsor

Feature Writing
1st
Mind the rules and enjoy Keaton's BBQ's
famous chicken
Maggie Shoobridge, Iredell Citizen, Statesville
2nd
Grave finders
Colleen Starkes, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
3rd
Flytrap more endangered
Terry Calhoun, The State Port Pilot, Southport

Profile Feature
1st
A life on the mend
Carol Pelosi, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
2nd
Blind student has bright future
Cindi Herr, The Cherokee Scout, Murphy
3rd
Ex-con develops local business, hires
ex-cons
Rose Hooper, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite, Sylva

News Enterprise Reporting
1st
Lakes clerk negotiates…
Terry Calhoun, The State Port Pilot, Southport
2nd
Task force vote illegal
Kristy Shumaker, The News of Orange County, Hillsborough
3rd
Shoes with little knives
Jim Green, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton

Investigative Reporting
1st
Corruption in Hoke County government
Victoriana Summers, The News-Journal, Raeford
2nd
Exploris deficit grows
Staff, The Business Journal [R], Raleigh
3rd
Centennial's tax-free playground
Shane Snider, The Business Journal [R], Raleigh

Literacy Feature
1st
Literacy campaign knows no borders
Terry Calhoun, The State Port Pilot, Southport
2nd
Tutors needed for literacy program
Rose Hooper, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite, Sylva
3rd
Cooper students learn pleasures of
summer reading
Joan Plotnick, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton

Sports News Reporting
1st
Pop Fowler/Comets win for 'Pop'
Jim Green, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton
2nd
Sauras bring home baseball title
Jeff Lee, The Stokes News, King
3rd
Miracle makers
Nathan Moreschi, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest

Sports Feature Writing
1st
Going the distance
Keith T. Barber, The State Port Pilot, Southport
2nd
Reaching the mark - 600
Terry Pope, The State Port Pilot, Southport
3rd
Hall of Fame series
Brian Pitts, Davie County Enterprise Record, Mocksville

Photography, General News
1st
Coast Guard station destroyed
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport
2nd
Fire guts town building
Gabby Hudson, The Cherokee Scout, Murphy
3rd
Stuck in the mud
Robin Fergusson, Davie County Enterprise Record, Mocksville

Photography, Feature
1st
My sister's house
Neil B. Furr, Iredell Citizen, Statesville
2nd
A bird in the hand
Maggie Shoobridge, Iredell Citizen, Statesville
3rd
A kid's eye
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport

Photography, Sports
1st
OK is better than O.K.
Joe Daniels, Carolina Peacemaker, Greensboro
2nd
Jump for joy
Jim Green, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton
3rd
Ride 'em cowboy
Robin Fergusson, Davie County Enterprise Record, Mocksville

Photo Page
1st
Open season
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport
2nd
End of the year
Staff, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
3rd
Habitat for Humanity
Natalie McGuiness, Avery Journal, Newland

Photo Illustration
1st
38 cents closer to college
Chris Ferguson, The Alamance News, Graham
2nd
High and dry
Dale Edwards, The Business Journal (G), Greensboro
3rd
A blast from the past
Chris Ferguson, The Alamance News, Graham

Editorials
1st
Tom Boney Jr., The Alamance News, Graham
2nd
Ken MacDonald, The News-Journal, Raeford
3rd
Mike Andrews, The Graham Star, Robbinsville

Humorous Columns
1st
Ann Stringfield Dellinger, The Record, North Wilkesboro
2nd
Laura Kimball, The State Port Pilot, Southport
3rd
Randall Rigsbee, The Chatham News, Siler City

Serious Columns
1st
Mike Andrews, The Graham Star, Robbinsville
2nd
Margaret Ritchie, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton
3rd
Tammy Dunn, Montgomery Herald, Troy

Sports Columns
1st
Nathan Moreschi, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
2nd
Sam Davis, The Chronicle, Winston-Salem
3rd
Terry Calhoun, The State Port Pilot, Southport

Criticism
1st
Terry Calhoun, The State Port Pilot, Southport

Graphics
1st
Dathan Kazsuk, The Business Journal [R], Raleigh

General Excellence
1st
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
2nd
Staff, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton
3rd
Staff, Avery Journal, Newland

Appearance and Design
1st
Staff, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite, Sylva
2nd
Staff, The Cherokee Scout, Murphy
3rd
Staff, Davie County Enterprise Record, Mocksville

Special Section
1st
Marching forward
Daniel Bayer & Hal Sieber, Carolina Peacemaker, Greensboro
2nd
Celebration
Staff, The Chowan Herald, Edenton
3rd
We remember
Staff, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton

Editorial Page
1st
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
2nd
Staff, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
3rd
Staff, Montgomery Herald, Troy

Sports Coverage
1st
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
2nd
Sam Davis, The Chronicle, Winston-Salem
3rd
Jim Green, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton

Use of Photographs
1st
Natalie McGuiness & Staff, Avery Journal, Newland
2nd
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
3rd
Staff, Davie County Enterprise Record, Mocksville

News Coverage
1st
Staff, The News-Journal, Raeford
2nd
Staff, The Cherokee Scout, Murphy
3rd
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport

General News Reporting
1st
Water crisis/Drought
Staff, The Pilot, Southern Pines
2nd
Deputy kills soldier
John Chappell, The Pilot, Southern Pines
3rd
To catch a thief
Ann Claycombe, The Cary News, Cary

News Feature Writing
1st
Almond: Back on duty
Ann Claycombe, The Cary News, Cary
2nd
A-mazing agriculture
Suzette Rodriguez, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield
3rd
Pretty in pink?
Jennifer Boyd Sidden, The Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte

Feature Writing
1st
Links to a hurtful past
Suzette Rodriguez, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield
2nd
Unlikely chain of events makes child's
Christmas
Dave Hart, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
3rd
12 hours of frenzy, mostly
Lisa Coston, The Cary News, Cary

Profile Feature
1st
Snakebit? Just call Dr. Dales
Matthew Moriarty, The Pilot, Southern Pines
2nd
Looking for the real Lucy Daniels
Lisa Coston, The Cary News, Cary
3rd
King Street Stories: Joshua Watauga
Leigh Ann Henion, The Mountain Times, Boone

News Enterprise Reporting
1st
Commissioners: Loan interest could help now
Michael Roessler, Mooresville Tribune, Mooresville
2nd
Power play
David Sinclair, The Pilot, Southern Pines
3rd
Library probe
Michael Roessler, Mooresville Tribune, Mooresville

Investigative Reporting
1st
Latino workers series
Kirk Ross, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
2nd
Grand Ridge probe
Becky Johnson, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville
3rd
Britthaven
Sandy Semans & Kevin Schwartz, Outer Banks Sentinel, Nags Head

Literacy Feature
1st
Literacy council transforms lives…
Jonnelle Davis, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
2nd
Breaking the barrier
Becky Johnson, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville
3rd
County bookmobile connects community…
Scott Nicholson, Watauga Democrat, Boone

Sports News Reporting
1st
Full-court press
Erik Spanberg, The Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte
2nd
Brady's bid
Lisa Coston, The Cary News, Cary
3rd
Triple threat
Rea White, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte

Sports Feature Writing
1st
A new frontier
Rea White, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte
2nd
Air apparent
Lea Delicio, The Cary News, Cary
3rd
Family, baseball a good fit for Little
Hunter Chase, The Pilot, Southern Pines

Photography, General News
1st
Car chase ends in murder/suicide
Marvin Davis, Oxford Public Ledger, Oxford
2nd
Hot day for pepper spray
Mark Gilchrist, The News Reporter, Whiteville
3rd
Safe! Zach Martin gets ovation…
Ken Martin, The Courier-Times, Roxboro

Photography, Feature
1st
Old glory refracted
Ken Martin, The Courier-Times, Roxboro
2nd
Snakes alive
Cheryl Burke, Carteret County News-Times, Morehead City
3rd
Charlie Byrd watches cancer survivors…
Marie Freeman, Watauga Democrat, Boone

Photography, Sports
1st
Swim league enters final lap
Grant Halverson, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
2nd
Roberts feels right at home in Carolina
Jason Ivester, The Cary News, Cary
3rd
Gotcha!
Marie Freeman, Watauga Democrat, Boone

Photo Page
1st
March winds
Ken Martin, The Courier-Times, Roxboro
2nd
Those not forgotten
Becky Kirkland, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield
3rd
Santa's in town
Les High, The News Reporter, Whiteville

Photo Illustration
1st
Rates take home owners for a ride
Maggie Lynn, The Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte
2nd
Arena bounces back
Greg Russell, The Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte
3rd
Local fallout from Enron's burnout
Maggie Lynn, The Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte

Editorials
1st
Tara Servatius, Creative Loafing - Charlotte, Charlotte
2nd
Brent Hackney, The Pilot, Southern Pines
3rd
Ted Vaden, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill

Humorous Columns
1st
Sharon O'Donnell, The Cary News, Cary
2nd
Pitt Dickey, Up & Coming Weekly, Fayetteville
3rd
John O'Dowd, Watauga Democrat, Boone

Serious Columns
1st
Scott McLeod, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville
2nd
Kathy Jenkins, Oxford Public Ledger, Oxford
3rd
Dwight Martin, The Franklin Press, Franklin

Sports Columns
1st
Al Thomy, ESP Magazine, High Point
2nd
Rea White, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte
3rd
Alex Bass, The Cary News, Cary

Criticism
1st
Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing - Charlotte, Charlotte
2nd
Gary Carden, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville
3rd
Timothy C. Davis, Creative Loafing - Charlotte, Charlotte

Graphics
1st
Leighanne Martin Wright, The Tribune, Elkin-Jonesville

General Excellence
1st
Staff, The Cary News, Cary
2nd
Staff, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield
3rd
Staff, The Pilot, Southern Pines

Appearance and Design
1st
Staff, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield
2nd
Staff, The Pilot, Southern Pines
3rd
Staff, The Charlotte Post, Charlotte

Special Section
1st
On the home front
Staff, The Tribune, Elkin-Jonesville
2nd
Cary Today
Staff, The Cary News, Cary
3rd
"Language Arts" back-to-school guide
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill

Editorial Page
1st
Brent Hackney, The Pilot, Southern Pines
2nd
Les High, The News Reporter, Whiteville
3rd
Staff, Wilkes Journal-Patriot, North Wilkesboro

Sports Coverage
1st
Staff, The Charlotte Post, Charlotte
2nd
D. Clay Best, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield
3rd
Steve Behr, Watauga Democrat, Boone

Use of Photographs
1st
Staff, The Pilot, Southern Pines
2nd
Staff, Wilkes Journal-Patriot, North Wilkesboro
3rd
Staff, The News Reporter, Whiteville

News Coverage
1st
Staff, The Charlotte Post, Charlotte
2nd
Staff, The Stanly News & Press, Albemarle
3rd
Staff, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville

Best Special Section
1st
15th Anniversary
Staff, The Business Journal, Raleigh
2nd
Lake Norman special report
Steve Cranford, The Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte
3rd
Economic Forecast 2002/Health Care Quarterly
Staff, Triad Business News, High Point

Appearance and Design
1st
Staff, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte
2nd
Dale Edwards, The Business Journal, Greensboro
3rd
Jim Sleeper & Michael Dayton, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, Raleigh

General Excellence
1st
Staff, The Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte
2nd
Staff, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte
3rd
Kevin Bumgarner, The Business Journal, Greensboro