General
News Reporting 1st
Dialysis patients left hanging in Greene County
Mark Lineberger, Kinston Free Press, Kinston 2nd
Deadly shootout
Sharon McBrayer, The News Herald, Morganton 3rd
City Manager Resigns
Mike Voss, Washington Daily News, Washington
News Feature Writing 1st
Spirited debate
Scott Witter, The Robesonian, Lumberton 2nd
1 family relying on faith to see it through
Jackie Bridges, The Star, Shelby 3rd
The greatest gift
Megan Ward, The Star, Shelby
Lifestyle Feature Writing 1st
Summer ventures
Jason O. Boyd & Michael Graff, Rocky Mount Telegram,
Rocky Mount 2nd
A new beginning
William Pate, The Sanford Herald, Sanford 3rd
Climbing to the top
Ragan Robinson, Sharon McBrayer, Brianne Boykin & Lauren Williamson,
The News Herald, Morganton
Profile Feature 1st
Point of view
Eugene Tinklepaugh, Washington Daily News, Washington 2nd
Mom waits for son to return from Iraq
John Ramsey, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount 3rd
Not your ordinary 'Mama'
Heather Luna, Washington Daily News, Washington
News Enterprise Reporting 1st
Enough
Joy Scott, The Star, Shelby 2nd
Uneasy neighbors
Natalie Jordan, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount 3rd
Behind the wall
Staff, Daily Herald, Roanoke Rapids
Investigative Reporting 1st
Youth assistance program
Joy Scott & Skip Foster, The Star, Shelby 2nd
Neurotoxins affect workers
Sarah Newell, The Observer-News-Enterprise, Newton 3rd
Unwanted neighbors
J. Eric Eckard, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount
Business Writing 1st
Building costs go through the roof
Katherine McDonald, The Sanford Herald, Sanford 2nd
Barber can cut everything but red tape
Chris Whipple, The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City 3rd
Meet the new owners
Matthew Milliken, The Daily Dispatch, Henderson
Sports News Reporting 1st
U.S. Open coverage
Michael Graff, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount 2nd
Pam Pack wins a thriller
Kevin Travis, Washington Daily News, Washington 3rd
State football championships
Staff, The Star, Shelby
Sports Feature Writing 1st
List shows he belongs
Alex Podlogar, The Sanford Herald, Sanford 2nd
Roid rage
Jared Macarin & Matt Duval, Richmond County Daily Journal,
Rockingham 3rd
Out of the shadows
Jon Page, The Daily Dispatch, Henderson
Photography, General News 1st
Goodbye for now
Jeff Melton, The Star, Shelby 2nd
Roadway tragedies
Janet Sutton, Kinston Free Press, Kinston 3rd
Storms hit
Alan Campbell, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount
Photography, Feature 1st
Natural light
Sam Wolfe, The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City 2nd
Up in the air
John Derrick, The Star, Shelby 3rd
Sweeping by
Donnie Roberts, The Dispatch, Lexington
Photography, Sports 1st
Chatham Central baserunner D.J. Allen
David Hughey, The Sanford Herald, Sanford 2nd
Trophy hunting
John Derrick, The Star, Shelby 3rd
North Davidson's Christina Minter
Bobbie Jamison, The Dispatch, Lexington
Photo Page 1st
Remembering Bentonville
Tracy McLamb, The Daily Record, Dunn 2nd
Whoa!
Jeff Melton, The Star, Shelby 3rd
Native songs
Alan Campbell, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount
Illustration
1st Midway munchies
Lindsay Mangum, The Star, Shelby
Photo Illustration 1st
Unfriendly skies
Drew Loftis, Kinston Free Press, Kinston 2nd
The Banjo Man
Lindsay Mangum, The Star, Shelby 3rd
Eight men on the field
Jason Ivester, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount
Editorials 1st
Skip Foster, The Star, Shelby 2nd
Nathan Key, News-Topic, Lenoir 3rd
W. Terry Smith, The Daily Southerner, Tarboro
Lighter Columns 1st
Scott Hollifield, The McDowell News, Marion 2nd
Fred Marion, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount 3rd
Mike Goodman, The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City
Serious Columns 1st
Jeff Herrin, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount 2nd
W. Terry Smith, The Daily Southerner, Tarboro 3rd
Fred Marion, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount
Sports Columns 1st
David Hall, Kinston Free Press, Kinston 2nd
Bryan C.Hanks, Kinston Free Press, Kinston 3rd
Michael Graff, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount
Criticism 1st
Sue Stuart, The Daily Southerner, Tarboro 2nd
Maria Magher, The Mount Airy News, Mount Airy 3rd
Eric Frazier, The Dispatch, Lexington
Headline Writing 1st
Ross Chandler, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount 2nd
Karen McConkey, Kinston Free Press, Kinston 3rd
Bryan Hanks, Kinston Free Press, Kinston
Graphics 1st
Lindsay Mangum, The Star, Shelby
General Excellence 1st
Staff, Kinston Free Press, Kinston 2nd
Staff, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount 3rd
Staff, The News Herald, Morganton
Appearance and Design 1st
Staff, Kinston Free Press, Kinston 2nd
Staff, Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham 3rd
Staff, The Dispatch, Lexington
Special Section 1st
Lee County Living 2005
R.V. Hight, William "Chip" Pate & David Hughey, The
Sanford Herald, Sanford 2nd
Fall Sports Preview
Staff, Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham 3rd
Women in profile 2005
Staff, News-Topic, Lenoir
Sports Coverage 1st
Staff, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount 2nd
Staff, Kinston Free Press, Kinston 3rd
Randy Capps & Alan Ford, The Star, Shelby
News Page/Section Design 1st
Staff, The Star, Shelby 2nd
Staff, Richmond County Daily Journal, Rockingham 3rd
Staff, The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City
Feature Page/Section Design 1st
Cheryl Moose & Melissa Manzo, The News Herald, Morganton 2nd
Staff, The Daily Dispatch, Henderson 3rd
Ross Chandler, Rocky Mount Telegram, Rocky Mount
General
News Reporting 1st
Fourth victim a Rowan native
Mark Wineka & Jonathan Weaver, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 2nd
Problems at Pardee Hospital
Joel Burgess & Jonathan Rich, Times-News, Hendersonville 3rd
Local troops help save lives in New Orleans
Chris Mazzolini, The Daily News, Jacksonville
News Feature Writing 1st
Searching for the next fix
Paul Dunn, The Daily Reflector, Greenville 2nd
Remembering the Statesville Seven
Staff, Statesville Record & Landmark, Statesville 3rd
Last call for the Mermaid
Daniel McNamara, The Daily News, Jacksonville
Lifestyle Feature Writing 1st
Friends in a heartbeat
Katie Scarvey, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 2nd
A living funeral; Sail on, soldier
Rob Young, The Daily Reflector, Greenville 3rd
Gifts of life
Jimmy Tomlin, High Point Enterprise, High Point
Profile Feature 1st
Without a home
Paul Dunn, The Daily Reflector, Greenville 2nd
Walking with Bill
Steve Huffman, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 3rd
Learning to live again
Katie Parsley, Statesville Record & Landmark, Statesville
News Enterprise Reporting 1st
New veterans, a new VA
Staff, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 2nd
Vanishing history
Jennie Jones Giles, Times-News, Hendersonville 3rd
Foreclosures mount
Scott Jenkins, Salisbury Post, Salisbury
Investigative Reporting 1st
Mental health reform
Staff, Times-News, Hendersonville 2nd
Kiker investigation
Staff, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 3rd
Coming clean: After the meth is gone
Mark Wineka & Jonathan Weaver, Salisbury Post, Salisbury
Business Writing 1st
Dole Food coming to Gaston
Geoffrey Graybeal & Thomas Monigan, The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia 2nd
Turning point
Staff, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 3rd
Lawsuit settled
Andrew Mackie, Hickory Daily Record, Hickory
Sports News Reporting 1st
Coach K makes light of first-half fall
Steve Phillips, High Point Enterprise, High Point 2nd
See you in St. Louis
Bret Strelow, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 3rd
UNC in a rout
Mike London, Salisbury Post, Salisbury
Sports Feature Writing 1st
A world of sound, a world of silence
Susan Shinn, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 2nd
Mitchell climbing the golf ladder
Ronnie Gallagher, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 3rd
Game, set, match: Chandler 1, cancer 0
Steve Hanf, High Point Enterprise, High Point
Photography, General News 1st
Remembering
Randy Davey, The Daily News, Jacksonville 2nd
Too small for CPR
Julie Basile, Times-News, Burlington 3rd
Double discovery
Michael Hensdill, The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia
Photography, Feature 1st
Ferry schedule altered
Liz Bowles, Sun Journal, New Bern 2nd
Age-defying love
Michelle Williams, The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia 3rd
Graduation kiss
Nathan Armes, Hickory Daily Record, Hickory
Photography, Sports 1st
Redemption
Laura Morton, The Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill 2nd
Agony of da feet
Jon Lakey, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 3rd
One that got away
Brett Clark, Salisbury Post, Salisbury
Photo Page 1st
The making of a queen
Michelle Williams, The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia 2nd
Going back to school
Jon Lakey, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 3rd
Saving the animals after Katrina
Greg Eans, The Daily Reflector, Greenville
Illustration 1st
Santa gets a lift
Suzanne Grover, The Daily News, Jacksonville 2nd
Time out
Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 3rd
Einstein's 'miracle year'
Chad Dunbar, The Daily Reflector, Greenville
Photo Illustration 1st
Health care impacts both employees, employers
Byron Holland, Sun Journal, New Bern 2nd
Know when to Hold-em
Nathan Armes & Lora Dellinger, Hickory Daily Record, Hickory 3rd
Hot for teacher
Greg Eans, The Daily Reflector, Greenville
Editorials 1st
Elizabeth Cook, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 2nd
Elliott Potter, The Daily News, Jacksonville 3rd
Bill Moss, Times-News, Hendersonville
Lighter Columns 1st
Timmi Toler, The Daily News, Jacksonville 2nd
Chris Verner, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 3rd
Erin Cox, Independent Tribune, Concord/Kannapolis
Serious Columns 1st
Susan Hanley Lane, Times-News, Hendersonville 2nd
Lee Barnes, Times-News, Burlington 3rd
Stephen Black, Times-News, Hendersonville
Sports Columns 1st
Walter Taylor, High Point Enterprise, High Point 2nd
Monte Dutton, The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia 3rd
Tony Castleberry, The Daily Reflector, Greenville
Criticism 1st
Katie Scarvey, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 2nd
Steve Huffman, Salisbury Post, Salisbury 3rd
Charity Apple, Times-News, Burlington
Headline Writing 1st
Jim Gentry, The Daily Reflector, Greenville 2nd
Frank Rabey, The Daily Reflector, Greenville 3rd
Vince Wheeler, High Point Enterprise, High Point
Graphics 1st
Linda Bowden, Times-News, Burlington 2nd
Randy Erwin, The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia
General Excellence 1st
Staff, Hickory Daily Record, Hickory 2nd
Sherrie Dockery, High Point Enterprise, High Point 3rd
Staff, Salisbury Post, Salisbury
Appearance and Design 1st
Staff, The Daily News, Jacksonville 2nd
Staff, The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia 3rd
Staff, Hickory Daily Record, Hickory
Special Section 1st
Hurricane Watch
Staff, The Daily News, Jacksonville 2nd
Nextel NASCAR 2005
Staff, The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia 3rd
Playbook 2005
Staff, Sun Journal, New Bern
Sports Coverage 1st
Chris Hobbs & Staff, Hickory Daily Record, Hickory 2nd
Staff, The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia 3rd
Ronnie Gallagher, Salisbury Post, Salisbury
News Page/Section Design 1st
Chad Dunbar, The Daily Reflector, Greenville 2nd
Staff, Times-News, Hendersonville 3rd
Staff, The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia
Feature Page/Section Design 1st
Staff, Hickory Daily Record, Hickory 2nd
Staff, Independent Tribune, Concord/Kannapolis 3rd
Judy Phillips, High Point Enterprise, High Point
General
News Reporting 1st
Train wreck in Graniteville
Staff, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
The Dell deal: How Dell Inc. came to town
Staff, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem 3rd
Neighbors' feud ends in shooting deaths
Staff, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem
News Feature Writing 1st
Life after death
Dannye Romine Powell, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
The quiet war
Kevin Maurer, The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville 3rd
Kristen's secret
Melissa Manware, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte
Lifestyle Feature Writing 1st
Trail of hope
Janice Gaston, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem 2nd
Spinning tires. Burning rubber. Cheering crowds.
Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 3rd
Txting: Teens are MFI*
Katie Reetz, News & Record, Greensboro
Profile Feature 1st
A man for Shirley
Elizabeth Leland, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
Jerry's saving grace
Mark Price, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 3rd
Seeing truth
Maria Johnson, News & Record, Greensboro
News Enterprise Reporting 1st
Troubled children: Trapped by greed
Eric Frazier & Pam Kelley, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
Poverty's unseen costs
Julia Oliver & Rochelle Williams, The Fayetteville Observer,
Fayetteville 3rd
Afghanistan: The forgotten war
Jay Price, The News & Observer, Raleigh
Investigative Reporting 1st
DWI series
Staff, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
Secret budget
Dan Kane & J. Andrew Curliss, The News & Observer, Raleigh 3rd
Unsafe haven
Paul Garber & Danielle Deaver, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem
Business Writing 1st
Stores expect shoppers to cut back
Sue Stock, The News & Observer, Raleigh 2nd
Inside out
David Ingram, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem 3rd
Mixed messages on 'Mixed-Use" plans
Ben Evans, The Herald-Sun, Durham
Sports News Reporting 1st
Race world tradegy
Staff, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
Top-dollar assistants
Lorenzo Perez, The News & Observer, Raleigh 3rd
UNC wins
Staff, News & Record, Greensboro
Sports Feature Writing 1st
Life on the rebound
Scott Fowler, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
Hard then, hard now
Liz Chandler, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 3rd
One team's bald bond
Jacob Messer & Andrew Pearson, Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville
Photography, General News 1st
Katrina evacuee
Ethan Hyman, The News & Observer, Raleigh 2nd
Horse stuck in mud
Joseph Rodriguez, News & Record, Greensboro 3rd
Epidemic: A war with many fronts
H. Scott Hoffmann, News & Record, Greensboro
Photography, Sports 1st
Southern opens playoffs with a splash
Walt Unks, The Herald-Sun, Durham 2nd
Regional basketball action
Ted Richardson, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem 3rd
Long road back
Bernard Thomas, The Herald-Sun, Durham
Photo Page 1st
Campaign chronicle
Robert Willett, The News & Observer, Raleigh 2nd
Amid the ruins
Patrick Schneider, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 3rd
Chiefly for the tourists
Travis Long, The News & Observer, Raleigh
Illustration 1st
A Santa story
Tim Lee, The News & Observer, Raleigh 2nd
NFL fantasy land
Grey Blackwell, The News & Observer, Raleigh 3rd
Low walls call
Mariano Santillan, The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville
Photo Illustration 1st
Headless ghost
Logan Wallace, Star-News, Wilmington 2nd
Got PEP?
Lynn Hey, News & Record, Greensboro 3rd
Oscar made of plants
Veronica Velasco, The News & Observer, Raleigh
Editorials 1st
Mary Schulken, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
Doug Clark, News & Record, Greensboro 3rd
John Railey, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem
Serious Columns 1st
Benjamin Niolet, The News & Observer, Raleigh 2nd
Lorraine Ahearn, News & Record, Greensboro 3rd
Peter St. Onge, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte
Sports Columns 1st
Caulton Tudor, The News & Observer, Raleigh 2nd
Rob Daniels, News & Record, Greensboro 3rd
Scott Fowler, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte
Criticism 1st
Mark Washburn, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
Richard Maschal, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 3rd
Ed Bumgardner, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem
Headline Writing 1st
Scott Nunn, Star-News, Wilmington 2nd
Karen Arnold, News & Record, Greensboro 3rd
Marc Burba, The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville
Graphics 1st
William Pitzer, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
David Puckett, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 3rd
Judson Drennan, The News & Observer, Raleigh
General Excellence 1st
Staff, The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville 2nd
Staff, The News & Observer, Raleigh 3rd
Staff, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte
Appearance and Design 1st
Staff, Star-News, Wilmington 2nd
Staff, The News & Observer, Raleigh 3rd
Staff, News & Record, Greensboro
Special Section 1st
U.S. Open 2005
Staff, The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville 2nd
Indivisible
Staff, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 3rd
In harm's way
Staff, The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville
News Page/Section Design 1st
Staff, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
Staff, The News & Observer, Raleigh 3rd
Staff, News & Record, Greensboro
Feature Page/Section Design 1st
Staff, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte 2nd
Staff, The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville 3rd
Staff, Star-News, Wilmington
Division D: Daily Newspapers
Under 15,000 Circulation
