Results of the 2010 WTPA Better Newspaper Contest
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Division A: 1. Brownwood Bulletin; 2. Stephenville Empire-Tribune; 3. Kerrville Daily Times
Division B: 1. Wise County Messenger; 2. The Highlander; 3. Lamesa Press Reporter
Division C: 1. Glen Rose Reporter; 2. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post; 3. The Colorado City Record
Division D: 1. The Olney Enterprise; 2. The Big Lake Wildcat; 3. The Eldorado Success; HM. The Albany News

Sports
Division A: 1. Plainview Daily Herald; 2. Kerrville Daily Times; 3. Stephenville Empire-Tribune; HM. Brownwood Bulletin
Division B: 1. Wise County Messenger; 2. The Highlander; 3. Burleson Star; HM. The Graham Leader
Division C: 1. Glen Rose Reporter; 2. Clay County Leader; 3. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post; HM. Dublin Citizen, Hondo Anvil Herald, Colorado City Record
Division D: 1. The Albany News; 2. Crowley Star; 3. Everman Star; HM. Hico News Review, Muleshoe Journal, Olney Enterprise

Features
Division A: 1. Stephenville Empire-Tribune; 2. Kerrville Daily Times; 3. Roswell Daily Record; HM. Brownwood Bulletin
Division B: 1. Wise County Messenger; 2. Lamesa Press Reporter; 3. Andrews County News; HM. Breckenridge America
Division C: 1. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post; 2. The Goldthwaite Eagle; 3. Lake Country Sun; HM. Dublin Citizen
Division D: 1. Hico News Review; 2. The Albany News; 3. Crowley Star; HM. Keene Star

News Writing
Division A: 1. Stephenville Empire-Tribune; 2. Plainview Daily Herald; 3. Roswell Daily Record; HM. Kerrville Daily Times
Division B: 1. Wise County Messenger; 2. Lampasas Dispatch Record; 3. (TIE) The Graham Leader, Jacksboro Gazette-News
Division C: 1. Clay County Leader; 2. Lake Country Sun; 3. Glen Rose Reporter; HM. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post
Division D: 1. The Eldorado Success; 2. Albany News; 3. Everman Star; HM. The Ozona Stockman

Photography
Division A: 1. Stephenville Empire-Tribune; 2. Plainview Daily Herald; 3. Kerrville Daily Times; HM. Roswell Daily Record
Division B: 1. Wise County Messenger; 2. Lamesa Press Reporter; 3. Lampasas Dispatch Record
Division C: 1. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post; 2. Clay County Leader; 3. Lake Country Sun
Division D: 1. The Clarendon Enterprise; 2. The Big Lake Wildcat; 3. The Eldorado Success

Column Writing
Division A: 1. Brownwood Bulletin; 2. Kerrville Daily Times; 3. Stephenville Empire-Tribune; HM. Plainview Daily Herald
Division B: 1. The Perryton Herald; 2. The Highlander; 3. Lampasas Dispatch Record
Division C: 1. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post; 2. Colorado City Record; 3. Dublin Citizen
Division D: 1. The Eldorado Success; 2. The Big Lake Wildcat; 3. The Clarendon Enterprise

Editorial Writing
Division A: 1. Roswell Daily Record; 2. Kerrville Daily Times; 3. Brownwood Bulletin
Division B: 1. Breckenridge American; 2. Jacksboro Gazette-News; 3. Andrews County News
Division C: 1. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post; 2. Dublin Citizen; 3. Lake Country Sun
Division D: 1. The Clarendon Enterprise; 2. Keene Star; 3. The Eldorado Success

Advertising
Division A: 1. Plainview Daily Herald; 2. Brownwood Bulletin; 3. Roswell Daily Record
Division B: 1. Lamb County Leader; 2. The Graham Leader; 3. Wise County Messenger; HM. Canyon News
Division C: 1. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post; 2. Dublin Citizen; 3. Lake Country Sun; HM. Clay County Leader
Division D: 1. The Clarendon Enterprise; 2. The Albany News; 3. The Ozona Stockman

General Excellence
Division A: 1. Kerrville Daily Times; 2. Stephenville Empire-Tribune; 3. Roswell Daily Record; HM. Sweetwater Reporter, Brownwood Bulletin, Plainview Daily Herald
Division B: 1. Wise County Messenger; 2. The Highlander; 3. Lamesa Press Reporter; HM. Canyon News; Lampasas Dispatch Record, Jacksboro Gazette-News, The Graham Leader, Andrews County News
Division C: 1. Clay County Leader; 2. Glen Rose Reporter; 3. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post; HM. Hondo Anvil Herald
Division D: 1. The Albany News; 2. Crowley Star; 3. The Ozona Stockman; HM. The Eldorado Success, Muleshoe Journal

Photographer of the Year
Dailies: 1. Tom Holden, Kerrville Daily Times; 2. Richard Porter, Plainview Daily Herald; 3. Mark Wilson, Roswell Daily Record
Semiweeklies: 1. Joe Duty, Wise County Messenger; 2. Mitch Ward, Levelland & Hockley County News-Press
Weeklies: 1. Crowley Star; 2. Clay County Leader; 3. The Goldthwaite Eagle

Journalist of the Year
Dailies: 1. Amanda Kimble, Stephenville Empire-Tribune; 2. Doug McDonough, Plainview Daily Herald; 3. Andrew Cone, Roswell Daily Record
Semiweeklies: 1. David Lowe, Lampasas Dispatch Record; 2. Brandon Evans, Wise County Messenger; 3. John Rigg, Levelland & Hockley County News-Press
Weeklies: 1. Andrew Brosig, Crowley Star; 2. Paul Gnadt, Keene Star; 3. Anna Belew, Hico News Review

Special Coverage
Weeklies: 1. (TIE) Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post, The Eldorado Success; 2. The Ozona Stockman; 3. Colorado City Record
Dailies/Semi- or Twice-weeklies: 1. Brownwood Bulletin; 2. Kerrville Daily Times; 3. Plainview Daily Herald; HM. The Graham Leader

Sweepstakes
Division A: 1. Stephenville Empire-Tribune, 650 points; 2. Kerrville Daily Times, 600 points; 3. Plainview Daily Herald, 475 points
Division B: 1. Wise County Messenger, 825 points; 2. The Highlander, 300 points; 3. Lampasas Dispatch Record, 275 points
Division C: 1. Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post, 675 points; 2. Clay County Leader, 425 points; 3. Glen Rose Reporter, 325 points
Division D: 1. The Albany News, 425 points; 2. Crowley Star, 375 points; 3. The Eldorado Success, 350 points
 

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