1998

1998 Contest

Daily Winners

Community & Specialty Winners

Public Service, Community Service & Duke Award Winners

Community Newspaper
and Specialty Publication Divisions

Click on these headlines to link to a contest division, or scroll down to see all the winners.

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

Division A: Community Newspapers under 3,500 Circulation

GENERAL NEWS REPORTING
First Place
Lynn Hall, The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons
Second Place
Jeb Caudill, The Farmville Enterprise, Farmville
Third Place
Ken Barnes, The Zebulon Record, Zebulon

News Feature Writing
First Place
Deuce Niven, Tabor-Loris Tribune, Tabor City
Second Place
Duke Conover, The Weekly Independent, Rural Hall
Third Place
Wendy Brown, The Angier Independent, Angier

Feature Writing
First Place
Matt Leclercq and Kelli Williams, Tideland News, Swansboro
Second Place
Karen Pate Moore, Tideland News, Swansboro
Third Place
Kelly Smith, Kenly News, Kenly

Profile Feature
First Place
Ben Casey, The Pamlico News, Oriental
Second Place
Ken Barnes, The Zebulon Record, Zebulon
Third Place
Thomas Melville, The Apex Herald, Apex

News Enterprise Reporting
First Place
Sandy Semans, The Pamlico News, Oriental
Second Place
Pat Coleman, The Havelock Times, Havelock
Third Place
J. S. Williams, Jr., and Annita Best, Tideland News,
Swansboro

Investigative Reporting
First Place
Edward Drohan, Harnett County News, Lillington
Second Place
Sandy Semans, The Pamlico News, Oriental
Third Place
Edward Drohan, Harnett County News, Lillington

Literacy Feature
First Place
Duke Conover, The Weekly Independent, Rural Hall
Second Place
Susan Harris, The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford
Third Place
Krista Page, Harnett County News, Lillington

Sports News Reporting
First Place
Thomas Melville, The Apex Herald, Apex
Second Place
Chris Mackie, The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons
Third Place
Geoff Neville, The Nashville Graphic, Nashville

Sports Feature Writing
First Place
Karen Stewart, Kenly News, Kenly
Second Place
James Vincent Locklear, The Red Springs Citizen, Red
Springs
Third Place
Thomas Melville, The Apex Herald, Apex

Photography, General News
First Place
L. Paul Terry, St. Pauls Review, St. Pauls
Second Place
Chris Mackie, The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons
Third Place
Michelle Rossini, Mebane Enterprise, Mebane

Photography, Feature
First Place
Helen Burton, The Times-Leader, Grifton
Second Place
William Saunders, The Havelock News, Havelock
Third Place
Pat Coleman, The Havelock Times, Havelock

Photography, Sports
First Place
Rich Levey, Tideland News, Swansboro
Second Place
Chris Mackie, The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons
Third Place
Chris Mackie, The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons

Photo Page
First Place
Ben Casey, The Pamlico News, Oriental
Second Place
L. Paul Terry, St. Pauls Review, St. Pauls
Third Place
William Saunders, The Havelock News, Havelock

Photo Illustration
First Place
William Saunders & Nicole Kelley, The Havelock News, Havelock
Second Place
Don Fuller and Wayne Wilson, The Zebulon Record,
Zebulon
Third Place
William Saunders, The Havelock News, Havelock

Editorials
First Place
John Edmondson, The Home News, Marshville
Second Place
Ken Ripley, Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope
Third Place
Edward Drohan, Harnett County News, Lillington

Humorous Columns
First Place
Warren Dixon, The Bulletin, Ramseur
Second Place
Milburn Gibbs, The Liberty News, Liberty
Third Place
Edward Drohan, Harnett County News, Lillington

Serious Columns
First Place
Marilyn Dorn Staats, Cashiers Crossroads Chronicle,
Cashiers
Second Place
Deuce Niven, Tabor-Loris Tribune, Tabor City
Third Place
Mitchell Oakley, The Times-Leader, Grifton

Sports Columns
First Place
Don Fuller, The Zebulon Record, Zebulon
Second Place
Nicole Kelley, The Havelock News, Havelock
Third Place
Duke Conover, The Weekly Independent, Rural Hall

General Excellence
First Place
Staff, Tideland News, Swansboro
Second Place
Staff, The Apex Herald, Apex
Third Place
Staff, The Havelock News, Havelock

Appearance and Design
First Place
Staff, The Zebulon Record, Zebulon
Second Place
Staff, Tideland News, Swansboro
Third Place
Staff, The Havelock Times, Havelock

Best Special Section
First Place
Jeff Davis, Don Beane, The Liberty News, Liberty
Second Place
Chris Mackie, The Clemmons Courier, Clemmons
Third Place
Staff, The Zebulon Record, Zebulon

Editorial Page
First Place
Staff, The Zebulon Record, Zebulon
Second Place
Staff, The Times-Leader, Grifton
Third Place
Staff, Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope

Sports Coverage
First Place
Staff, The Apex Herald, Apex
Second Place
Rich Levey, Tideland News, Swansboro
Third Place
Ted Gentry, The Havelock Times, Havelock

Use of Photographs
First Place
Staff, Tideland News, Swansboro
Second Place
Staff, The Havelock News, Havelock
Third Place
Staff, Gold Leaf Farmer, Wendell

News Coverage
First Place
Staff, The Weekly Independent, Rural Hall
Second Place
Staff, The Zebulon Record, Zebulon
Third Place
Staff, The Angier Independent, Angier

Division B: Community Newspapers 3,500 - 10,000 Circulation

General News Reporting
First Place
Staff, The News-Journal, Raeford
Second Place
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Third Place
Rose Hooper, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite, Sylva

News Feature Writing
First Place
Tom Boney, Jr., The Alamance News, Graham
Second Place
Tom Boney, Jr., The Alamance News, Graham
Third Place-tie
David Strow, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh
Third Place-tie
Hart Matthews, Outer Banks Sentinel, Nags Head

Feature Writing
First Place
Kim Lewicki, The Highlander, Highlands
Second Place
Jeri Young, John Minter, Charlotte Post, Charlotte
Third Place
Hart Matthews, Outer Banks Sentinel, Nags Head

Profile Feature
First Place
Barbara Hootman, Black Mountain News, Black
Mountain
Second Place
Tim Buckland, Montgomery Herald, Troy
Third Place
Rose Hooper, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite, Sylva

News Enterprise Reporting
First Place
Althea Hunsucker, Montgomery Herald, Troy
Second Place
Sean Jackson, The Chowan Herald, Edenton
Third Place
Richard Nubel, The State Port Pilot, Southport

Investigative Reporting
First Place
Hart Matthews, Outer Banks Sentinel, Nags Head
Second Place-Tie
Jay Ashley, The Alamance News, Graham
Second Place-Tie
Knight Chamberlain, The News-Journal, Raeford

Literacy Feature
First Place
Linda Beaulieu, Montgomery Herald, Troy
Second Place
Kevin Walker, The Chronicle, Winston-Salem
Third Place
Pat Wilson, The News-Journal, Raeford

Sports News Reporting
First Place
Herbert White, Charlotte Post, Charlotte
Second Place
Brent Hood, Mount Olive Tribune, Mount Olive
Third Place
Harvey Bradshaw, Topsail Voice, Hampstead

Sports Feature Writing
First Place
Althea Hunsucker, Montgomery Herald, Troy
Second Place
Bob Williams, Black Mountain News, Black Mountain
Third Place
Douglas Cutting, The State Port Pilot, Southport

Photography, General News
First Place
Robin Fergusson, Davie County Enterprise-Record,
Mocksville
Second Place
Paul Williams, III, Charlotte Post, Charlotte
Third Place
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport

Photography, Feature
First Place
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Second Place
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Third Place
Jessica Banov, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest

Photography, Sports
First Place
Eric Lusk, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
Second Place
Jeff Davis, The Chatham News, Siler City
Third Place
Conley Tribble, The Alleghany News, Sparta

Photo Page
First Place
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Second Place
Bob Allen, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
Third Place
Robin Fergusson, Davie County Enterprise-Record,
Mocksville

Photo Illustration
First Place
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Second Place
Daryl Law, Outer Banks Sentinel, Nags Head
Third Place
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport

Editorials
First Place
Staff, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
Second Place
Margaret Ritchie, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton
Third Place
Carey Phillips, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite, Sylva

Humorous Columns
First Place
Margaret Ritchie, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton
Second Place
Laura Kimball, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Third Place
Mike Barnhardt, Davie County Enterprise-Record,
Mocksville

Serious Columns
First Place
Jeanne Gaither, Davie County Enterprise-Record,
Mocksville
Second Place
Sharyn Noble, Topsail Voice, Hampstead
Third Place
Robert Wachs, The Chatham News, Siler City

Sports Columns
First Place
Douglas Cutting, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Second Place
Cheryl Freeman, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Third Place
Terry Pope, The State Port Pilot, Southport

General Excellence
First Place
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Second Place
Staff, Mooresville Tribune, Mooresville
Third Place
Staff, Outer Banks Sentinel, Nags Head

Appearance and Design
First Place
Staff, Charlotte Post, Charlotte
Second Place
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Third Place
Staff, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite, Sylva

Best Special Section
First Place
Staff, Montgomery Herald, Troy
Second Place
Brian Pitts, Davie County Enterprise-Record, Mocksville
Third Place
Staff, Mount Olive Tribune, Mount Olive

Editorial Page
First Place
Henry Christner, Outer Banks Sentinel, Nags Head
Second Place
Staff, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Third Place
Margaret Ritchie, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton

Sports Coverage
First Place
Staff, The Chatham News, Siler City
Second Place
Brian Pitts, Davie County Enterprise-Record, Mocksville
Third Place
Eric Lusk, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest

Use of Photographs
First Place
Henry Christner, Daryl Law, Outer Banks Sentinel, Nags Head
Second Place
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Third Place
Staff, Montgomery Herald, Troy

News Coverage
First Place
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Second Place
Staff, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
Third Place
Staff, Mitchell News-Journal, Spruce Pine

Division C: Community Newspapers over 10,000 Circulation

General News Reporting
First Place
Brad Deen, The Cary News, Cary
Second Place
Scott Smith, The Business Journal, Charlotte
Third Place
Tara Servatius, The Leader, Charlotte

News Feature Writing
First Place
David Schulman, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Second Place
Tucker Mitchell, The Leader, Charlotte
Third Place
Staff, The Jefferson Post, West Jefferson

Feature Writing
First Place
Anne Blythe, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Second Place
Miles Tager, The Mountain Times, Boone
Third Place
J.D. Dooley, Watauga Democrat, Boone

Profile Feature
First Place
Scott Smith, The Business Journal, Charlotte
Second Place
Jeff Owens, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte
Third Place
Liz Mahncke, The Cary News, Cary

News Enterprise Reporting
First Place
John Hammer, The Rhinoceros Times, Greensboro
Second Place
Michael Beadle, The Enterprise Mountaineer,
Waynesville
Third Place
Anne Blythe, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill

Investigative Reporting
First Place
Staff, Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald, Ahoskie
Second Place
Jennifer Bent, Watauga Democrat, Boone
Third Place
Brad Deen, The Cary News, Cary

Literacy Feature
First Place
Sherry Williamson, The Cary News, Cary
Second Place
Angela Brady, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield
Third Place
Anne Blythe, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill

Sports News Reporting
First Place
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Second Place
Lisa Coston, The Cary News, Cary
Third Place
Geoff Neville, The Franklin Times, Louisburg

Sports Feature Writing
First Place
Ben White, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte
Second Place
Stuart Hall, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Third Place
Rick Houston, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte

Photography, General News
First Place
Becky Kirkland, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield
Second Place
Jay Jenkins, Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald, Ahoskie
Third Place
Grant Halverson, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill

Photography, Feature
First Place
Charlie Peek, The Cary News, Cary
Second Place
Grant Halverson, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Third Place
Jody Duggins, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville

Photography, Sports
First Place
Grant Halverson, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Second Place
Michael Paul, Wilkes Journal-Patriot, North Wilkesboro
Third Place
Jon Gardiner, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill

Photo Page
First Place
Rhett Butler, Watauga Democrat, Boone
Second Place
Staff, Technician, Raleigh
Third Place
Rhett Butler, Watauga Democrat, Boone

Photo Illustration
First Place
Alan Hart & Farrah Cooley, Technician, Raleigh
Second Place
Charlie Peek, The Cary News, Cary
Third Place
Becky Kirkland, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield

Editorials
First Place
Todd Callaway, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville
Second Place
Anna Meadows, The Franklin Times, Louisburg
Third Place
Matthew Tungate, The Tribune, Elkin-Jonesville

Humorous Columns
First Place
James Flynn, The Business Journal, Charlotte
Second Place
Eric Carlson, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte
Third Place
John Hammer, The Rhinoceros Times, Greensboro

Serious Columns
First Place
Al Critcher, The Enterprise, Williamston
Second Place
Eric Carlson, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte
Third Place
William Edward Davis Hammer, The Rhinoceros Times,
Greensboro

Sports Columns
First Place
Tom Jensen, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte
Second Place
Jeff Owens, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte
Third Place
Bruce Paul, Carteret County News-Times, Morehead City

General Excellence
First Place
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Second Place
Staff, Watauga Democrat, Boone
Third Place
Staff, The Cary News, Cary

Appearance and Design
First Place
Staff, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville
Second Place
Staff, The Cary News, Cary
Third Place
Shyam Patel, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill

Best Special Section
First Place
Staff, The Cary News, Cary
Second Place
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Third Place
Celeste Sponenberg, The Pilot, Southern Pines

Editorial Page
First Place
Ted Vaden, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Second Place
Staff, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville
Third Place
Walter Phillips, Carteret County News-Times, Morehead City

Sports Coverage
First Place
Staff, Watauga Democrat, Boone
Second Place
Staff, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield
Third Place
Staff, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville

Use of Photographs
First Place
Staff, The Cary News, Cary
Second Place
Staff, The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield
Third Place
Staff, Kernersville News, Kernersville

News Coverage
First Place
Staff, The Tribune, Elkin-Jonesville
Second Place
Staff, The Courier-Times, Roxboro
Third Place
Staff, The Jefferson Post, West Jefferson

Specialty Division

General Excellence
First Place
Staff, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte
Second Place
Staff, The Business Journal, Charlotte
Third Place
Staff, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh

Appearance and Design
First Place
Staff, Winston Cup Scene, Charlotte
Second Place
Staff, The Business Journal, Charlotte
Third Place
Staff, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh

Best Special Section
First Place
Nell Perry Bovender, Triad Business News, Greensboro
Third Place
Matthew Burns, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh