General
News Reporting 1st
Ketner chaos
Pat Coleman, Corey Friedman, Havelock News 2nd
Nabbed
Jimmy Williams, Tideland News, Swansboro 3rd
SBI Launches Investigation
Gary Scott, Duplin Times, Kenansville
News Feature Writing 1st
Years of sour luck could turn around
Nick Hiltunen, The News in Review, Benson 2nd
Alternative on Fuels
Evan McMorris-Santoro, The Moore County Independent, Carthage 3rd
Did yours go up?
Corey Friedman, Havelock News
Feature Writing 1st
It's in the genes
Pat Coleman, Havelock News 2nd
Turning trash into debris
Evan McMorris-Santoro, The Moore County Independent, Carthage 3rd
Open arms
Pat Coleman, Havelock News
Profile Feature 1st
Sinbad
Annita Best, Tideland News, Swansboro 2nd
Middaughs to mayor
Evan McMorris-Santoro, The Moore County Independent, Carthage 3rd
Habitat honeys
Pat Coleman, Havelock News
News Enterprise Reporting 1st
THS overcrowding felt in cafeteria
Angela Allred, Archdale-Trinity News, Archdale 2nd
Kids blog on-line
Michael Moon, Kenly News 3rd
Counting the homeless
Joyce Lavene, The Weekly Post, Locust
Investigative Reporting 1st
Do you know who is watching your child?
Brenda Chamberlain, Sharon Roberson, The Standard Laconic, Snow
Hill 2nd
The dangers of mercury
Pat Coleman, Havelock News 3rd
Budget crunch
Corey Friedman, Havelock News
Literacy Feature
1st
Pucker power
Emily Weaver, The Kings Mountain Herald
Sports News Reporting 1st
Trojans outlast Bengals
John Cate, Garner News 2nd
Looking for respect
Bryan Hanks, The Jones Post, Trenton 3rd
Lady Eagles end historic season
David Williams, Princeton News Leader
Sports Feature Writing 1st
Lacrosse
Corey Friedman, Havelock News 2nd
Oliviz has a grip on grappling
David Williams, Princeton News Leader 3rd
Cashiers resident wins championship
Kara Steele, Crossroads Chronicle, Cashiers
Photography, General News 1st
Up, up and away
Jamie Strickland, The Angier Independent 2nd
Honors fit for a king
Jonathan Coleman, The News of Orange County, Hillsborough 3rd
Home safely
Tome Bone, Havelock News
Photography, Feature 1st
The Hardaway site
Joyce Lavene, The Weekly Post, Locust 2nd
Simple pleasures
David Hunt, The News of Orange County, Hillsborough 3rd
Trio enjoys symphony
Jessica Connor, Crossroads Chronicle, Cashiers
Photography, Sports 1st
Dive
Rich Levey, Tideland News, Swansboro 2nd
I got it
Pete Rulon, Tideland News, Swansboro 3rd
Back to the mats
Phillip Scott and Jonathan Coleman, The News of Orange County,
Hillsborough
Photo Page 1st
Perfect recipes
Tom Bone, Havelock News 2nd
Frog pond pitches hot
Joyce Lavene, The Weekly Post, Locust 3rd
Sail
Pete Rulon, Jimmy Williams, Tideland News, Swansboro
Photo Illustration 1st
Fiji
Hunter Bretzius, Havelock News 2nd
Cool for school
Michelle Irwin, Havelock News 3rd
What the west wants
Tracy McLamb, Harnett County News, Lillington
Editorials 1st
Ken Clarke, Topsail Voice, Hampstead 2nd
Ken Ripley, Spring Hope Enterprise 3rd
Jimmy Williams, Tideland News, Swansboro
Lighter Columns 1st
Nick Carter, The Graham Star, Robbinsville 2nd
David Williams, Princeton News Leader 3rd
Rick Stewart, Kenly News
Serious Columns 1st
Kim Smith, Havelock News 2nd
Barry Fetzer, Havelock News 3rd
Nick Carter, The Graham Star, Robbinsville
Sports Columns 1st
Bo Gray, The Andrews Journal 2nd
Tom Woerner, Harnett County News, Lillington
Criticism 1st
Evan McMorris-Santoro, Mary Griffin, The Moore County Independent,
Carthage 2nd
Ken Ripley, Spring Hope Enterprise 3rd
Coby Mangum, The Farmville Enterprise
Headline Writing 1st
Jimmy Williams, Tideland News, Swansboro 2nd
Staff, The Angier Independent 3rd
Staff, Havelock News
General Excellence 1st
Staff, The Weekly Herald, Robersonville 2nd
Staff, The Angier Independent 3rd
Staff, Crossroads Chronicle, Cashiers
Appearance and Design 1st
Staff, Tideland News, Swansboro 2nd
Staff, Duplin Times, Kenansville 3rd
Staff, The Weekly Post, Locust
Special Section 1st
Farmville North Carolina
Staff, The Farmville Enterprise 2nd
The Ayden Magazine
Staff, Times-Leader, Grifton 3rd
Diane Turbyfill, Staff, The Kings Mountain Herald
Editorial Page 1st
Ron Jackson, The Moore County Independent, Carthage 2nd
Ken Ripley, Spring Hope Enterprise 3rd
Staff, Havelock News
Sports Coverage 1st
Staff, Topsail Voice, Hampstead 2nd
Rich Levey, Tideland News, Swansboro 3rd
Staff, The Weekly Post, Locust
Use of Photographs 1st
Staff, Tideland News, Swansboro 2nd
Staff, The Weekly Post, Locust 3rd
Staff, Havelock News
General
News Reporting 1st
Murder at women's shelter
Justin Goble, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite 2nd
Rescuing the rescuers
Lois Tomas, Clay County Progress, Hayesville 3rd
Bus Accident
Katy Walls, The Fuquay-Varina Independent
News
Feature Writing 1st
Victim takes stand
Cindi Herr, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 2nd
Domestic violence
Anna Fortenberry, news@norman, Denver 3rd
Keeping the Heat On
Elizabeth Michalka, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
Feature Writing 1st
Sea dreams
Hilary Snow, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
It's a dog's life
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport 3rd
Ladies help inmates find freedom
Cindi Herr, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Profile Feature 1st
Suddaths refuse to give up
Anna Fortenberry, news@norman, Denver 2nd
New chapter oppens at Cyrano's Bookshop
Adam Thompson, The Highlander, Highlands 3rd
Retired docs work overtime
Lloyd Whittington, Deanna Thompson, The Business Journal, Greensboro
News Enterprise Reporting 1st
Hunger
Elizabeth Michalka, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 2nd
Homeless students
Cindi Herr, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 3rd
Out-of-country student debate
Cindi Herr, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Investigative Reporting 1st
Early college high school
Cindi Herr, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 2nd
SBI arrests Nub Taylor
Nancy Morrison, Bruce Morrison, The Avery Journal-Times, Newland 3rd
Is low pay causing police turnover?
Tomas Murawski, The Alamance News, Graham
Literacy Feature 1st
The Scoop
Debra A. Golden, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
Sports News Reporting 1st
Eagles ascend into elite
Mark Townsend, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 2nd
Rams be-Deviled
Eric Lusk, The Yadkin Ripple, Yadkinville 3rd
2nd Title
Tim Candon, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
Sports Feature Writing 1st Icon Nears End
Tim Candon, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 2nd
They've Got Game
Elizabeth Michalka, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 3rd
Ready, set surf!
Teresa Pullium, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Photography, General News 1st
Lucky to be alive
Scott Wallace, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 2nd
Freak accident
Jennifer Harris, The Warren Record, Warrenton 3rd
Vigil for slain woman
Nick Breedlove, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite
Photography, Feature 1st
Big fish
Scott Wallace, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 2nd
Squirt bottle shootout
Jeff Davis, The Chatham News, Siler City 3rd
Nose to nose
Scott Wallace, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Photography, Sports 1st
Poetry in motion
Keith Barber, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
West Wilkes Senior Amanda Davis
Michael Paul, The Record, North Wilkesboro 3rd
Hammer throw
Scott Wallace, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Photo Page 1st
Chatham County's wild slide
Jeff Davis, The Chatham News, Siler City 2nd
A run to remember
Eric Lusk, Brook Corwin, The Yadkin Ripple, Yadkinville 3rd
The heat is on
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Photo Illustration 1st
It's fishing time
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
A day in the garden
Suzi Drake, The State Port Pilot, Southport 3rd
Triad's 10 to watch
Dale Edwards, The Business Journal, Greensboro
Editorials 1st
Andy Matthews, The Yadkin Ripple, Yadkinville 2nd
Pat Allen Wilson, The News-Journal, Raeford 3rd
Johnny Whitfield, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
Lighter Columns 1st
Pete Hendricks, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 2nd
Andy Matthews, The Yadkin Ripple, Yadkinville 3rd
Ken MacDonald, The News-Journal, Raeford
Serious Columns 1st
Andy Matthews, The Yadkin Ripple, Yadkinville 2nd
Ken MacDonald, The News-Journal, Raeford 3rd
Ken Fortenberry, news@norman, Denver
Sports Columns 1st
Keith Barber, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Tim Candon, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 3rd
Carey Phillips, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite
Headline Writing 1st
Jim Green, The Clayton News-Star 2nd
Staff, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 3rd
Jeff Drew, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh
General Excellence 1st
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Staff, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 3rd
Staff, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Appearance and Design 1st
Staff, The Highlander, Highlands 2nd
Staff, The Alamance News, Graham 3rd
Staff, Montgomery Herald, Troy
Special Section 1st
Legends and Legacies
Staff, The Chronicle, Winston-Salem 2nd
Backroads
Dee Dee Brown, The Chatham News, Siler City 3rd
Across the mountains
Lynn Hotaling, Nick Breedlove, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite
Editorial Page 1st
Staff, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 2nd
Staff, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 3rd
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Sports Coverage 1st
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Don Beane, The Chatham News, Siler City 3rd
Eric Lusk, The Yadkin Ripple, Yadkinville
Use of Photographs 1st
Staff, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 2nd
Staff, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite 3rd
Staff, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
General
News Reporting 1st
Not guilty
Becky Johnson, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville 2nd
A Purple Heart arrives at 86
Suzette Rodriguez, The Herald, Smithfield 3rd
Wife tells horrific story
Traci Ashley, The Herald, Smithfield
News Feature Writing 1st
Dreams deferred
Mosi Secret, The Independent Weekly, Durham 2nd
Party Politics
Karen Shugart, Creative Loafing -- Charlotte 3rd
Going South
Jennifer Strom, The Independent Weekly, Durham
Feature Writing 1st
Just get on board
Amy Kingsley, YES! Weekly, Greensboro 2nd
A daughter meets her father
Suzette Rodriguez, The Herald, Smithfield 3rd
The Infinite Shag
Chris Toenes, The Independent Weekly, Durham
Profile Feature 1st
Beaufort fireman recalls tragedy
Ben Hogwood, Carteret County News-Times, Morehead City 2nd
Wings of hope
Michael Bell, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon 3rd
They called her Meach
Ralph Gibbs, The Concord Standard & Mt. Pleasant Times, Concord
News Enterprise Reporting 1st
Down on the corner
Jesse James DeConto, The Chapel Hill News 2nd
A way of life disappears
Fred Tannenbaum, Charlotte Business Journal 3rd
Festival frenzy
Sarah Kucharski, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville
Investigative Reporting 1st
Commissioners approve token
Nicole Cartrette, The News Reporter, Whiteville 2nd
Kernodle structural defects
Jana Benscoter, The Rhinoceros Times, Greensboro 3rd
Missing the MARC
Becky Johnson, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville
Literacy Feature 1st
Literacy council
Solja Frangos, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon 2nd
Haywood County
Vicki Hyatt, The Mountaineer, Waynesville 3rd Respect
Mark Schultz, The Chapel Hill News
Sports News Reporting 1st
Bulldogs new attitude nets victory
Dale Cline, The Concord Standard & Mt. Pleasant Times, Concord 2nd
Champion
C. Jemal Horton, Charlotte Weekly 3rd
Hale Storm
Stuart Hall, The Cary News
Sports Feature Writing 1st
In Full Swing
Katherine Higgins, The Herald, Smithfield 2nd
The Gold Standard
Mike Hembree, NASCAR Scene, Charlotte 3rd
Bringing a lot to the table
Emily Matcher, The Cary News
Photography, General News 1st
Scissor signage
Michael McLoone, The Herald, Smithfield 2nd
Not without hope
Shane Snider, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon 3rd
Reflecting on our heroes
Michael Bell, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon
Photography, Feature 1st
Air App
Marie Freeman, Watauga Democrat, Boone 2nd
Street Demonstration
Mark Gilchrist, The News Reporter, Whiteville 3rd
Passing through
Laura Lewis, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte
Photography, Sports 1st
Extra effort
Eric Lusk, The Tribune, Elkin-Jonesville 2nd
Broken up
Michael McLoone, The Herald, Smithfield 3rd
West track teams leap past Washington
Dylan Baker Ray, Carteret County News-Times, Morehead City
Photo Page 1st
Central Park South
Lissa Gotwals, The Independent Weekly, Durham 2nd
They're here
Dylan Baker Ray, Carteret County News-Times, Morehead City 3rd
The Year in Pictures
Staff, The Chapel Hill News
Photo Illustration 1st
Mudcat Mania
Wayne Wilson, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon 2nd
Building a rivalry
Tommy Kopetskie, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte 3rd
Folkmoot 2006
Staff, The Mountaineer, Waynesville
Editorials 1st
Ben Carlson, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte 2nd
Richard Hart, The Independent Weekly, Durham 3rd
Brian Dukes, Up & Coming Weekly, Fayetteville
Lighter Columns 1st
Angela Dove, The Mountaineer, Waynesville 2nd
Brian Clarey, YES! Weekly, Greensboro 3rd
Scott Yost, The Rhinoceros Times, Greensboro
Serious Columns 1st
Curly Morris, Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald, Ahoskie 2nd
John Fuller Royal, The News Reporter, Whiteville 3rd
Jeff Eason, The Mountain Times, Boone
Sports Columns 1st
Chris Cox, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville 2nd
Mark Ashenfelter, NASCAR Scene, Charlotte 3rd
W. E. Warnock, The Chapel Hill News
Criticism 1st
James Minor, Carteret County News-Times, Morehead City 2nd
Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing, Charlotte 3rd
Gary Carden, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville
Headline Writing 1st
Mark Schultz, The Chapel Hill News 2nd
M.E. Pellin, The Rhinoceros Times, Greensboro 3rd
James Johnson, Up & Coming Weekly, Fayetteville
General Excellence 1st
Staff, The Cary News, Cary 2nd
Staff, The Pilot, Southern Pines 3rd
Staff, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte
Appearance and Design 1st
Staff, The Herald, Smithfield 2nd
Staff, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte 3rd
Staff, The Chapel Hill News
Special Section 1st
Crossroads -- In our hometown
Staff, Roanoke-Chowan News-Herrald, Ahoskie 2nd The best of...
Staff, The Franklin Press 3rd
Harvest Edition 2005
Staff, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon
Editorial Page 1st
Staff, The Franklin Times, Louisburg 2nd
Keith King, The Cary News 3rd
Staff, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon
Sports Coverage 1st
Staff, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte 2nd
D. Clay Best, Staff, The Herald, Smithfield 3rd
Staff, Watauga Democrat, Boone
Use of Photographs 1st
Staff, The Cary News 2nd
Staff, The Franklin Press 3rd
Staff, Watauga Democrat, Boone
News Coverage 1st
Staff, The Pilot, Southern Pines 2nd
Staff, The Independent Weekly, Durham 3rd
Staff, The Tribune, Elkin-Jonesville
General
Excellence 1st
Staff, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh 2nd
Staff, The Business Journal, Greensboro 3rd
Staff, NASCAR Scene, Charlotte
Appearance
and Design 1st
Dale Edwards, Lloyd Whittington, The Business Journal, Greensboro 2nd
Scott Greig, Susanne Corrado, NASCAR Scene, Charlotte 3rd
Art Department, YES! Weekly, Greensboro
Special Section 1st
Living in the Triangle
Staff, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh 2nd
Centers of excellence
Staff, The Business Journal, Greensboro 3rd
Grasshopper Guide
Staff, YES! Weekly, Greensboro
Division
A: Community Newspapers Under 3,500 Circulation
