Texas Press Association
Community Service
Special Sections
Sweepstakes
Division 2 Dailies 7,000 to 99,999
The Beaumont Enterprise (500 points)
Division 3 Dailies less than 7,000
Texas City Sun (425 points)
Division 4 Semiweeklies 4,001 or more
Hood County News (400 points
Division 5 Semiweeklies 4,000 or less
The Rockwall Texas Success (400 points)
Division 6 Weeklies 3,001 or more
Park Cities People (425 points)
Division 7 Weeklies 2,001 to 3,000
Colleyville News & Times (425 points)
Division 8 Weeklies 1,201 to 2,000
The Community News (475 points)
Division 9 Weeklies 1,200 or less
The Eldorado Success (450 points)
Community Service
Daily Division
1. The Galveston County Daily News, Galveston — “Breast cancer” This is outstanding! You have done well in presentation.
2. Laredo Morning Times — “Colonias” A great innovation for a newspaper. It was interesting the way your presented it and effective. Thanks for a great effort on your part.
3. The Paris News — “Youth Crime in Lamar County” Your publications would be a great guide for all newspapers to follow. There’s not a place in the U.S. which couldn’t use your presentation as a guide.
4. New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung — “October Flood” you serve the newspaper industry well with this presentation. There are times when people really need the newspaper instead of TV or radio. You found that time.
Semiweekly Division
1. The Highlander, Marble Falls — “VFW” This is excellent. The paper did a great job of covering this. Nice work from all angles. Great shots, especially of the “wall” shots. They should be entered in the photo category.
2. Quanah Tribune-Chief — “Senior citizen center” This show that when newspapers care, they can help make a difference. Good job.
3. Polk County Enterprise, Livingston — “American Red Cross” Good job of staying on the public to help the Red Cross.
4. The Canyon News — “City library” It appears that the paper saw a problem and helped rectify it. A good job of staying on top of the problem and seeing it through.
Weekly Division
1. Park Cities People — “School bond issue” The best. Honest, balanced coverage of a tough issue. Good coverage of candidates and editorials. Good follow-up and good letters.
2. The Free Press, Buda — “Hays County & The Free Press: Honoring History Together” Excellent. A massive and well thought-out effort. A real treat for your readers.
3. The Community News, Aledo — “School district coverage” You served your readers well with good balance and coverage.
4. The Citizens Gazette, Burnet — “The Great Pizza Debate” Good idea, but needed more editorial support. How about graphs.
Special Sections
Division A
1. The Galveston County Daily News — “Heart transplant” Human interest is a great trhing to have. Good job!
2. Plainview Daily Herald — “Outlook ’98” Someone put lot of work into this.
3. Taylor Daily Press — “Taylor FYI” Not much filler, good! Colro is a little off on front but looks OK. Very informative.
4. The Brenham Banner–Press — “1998 Fall Sports Preview” Very good photos, ads and content. Everybody loves sports.
Division B
1. Burleson Star — “Progress” Photos excellent. Great job of telling growth of area. Layout needs a little work. Maybe more thought to design. However, content very good!
2. The Williamson County Sun, Georgetown — "150 Sesquicentennial Edition" Informative and well presented. Great research on history of area!
3. Cedar Creek Pilot, Gunbarrel — "Lake Living '98"Great section photos. Good effort on news and design.
4. The Angleton Times — "Portraits" Well done. Photos and stories give good insight into people and community.
Division C
1. Lancaster Today — “Our Town” One of the best local info pieces I’ve seen.
2. Duncanville Today — “State Champs!” Your pictures say it all. No need for words!
3. Jewish Herald-Voice, Houston — “90 Jewish Herald” Great keeper piece.
4. The Wylie News — “1998 Newcomers Guide” Very well layed out. Theme and content are excellent. Nice cover. Color is good.
Division D
1. The Irish Star News — “Irish Eyes are Smiling” This was a runaway winner in a very difficult category.
2. Motley County Tribune, Marfa — “75th” Old Settlers Reunion” theme and follow-up contest put this section at the top. Your readers should be pleased with this edition.
3. The Citizen, Clear Lake — “Progress ’98” The positive writing took this awards with an overused theme. Writing was the winner and makes the reader feel good about the various topics.
4. The Community News, Aledo — “Aledo Bearcats State Champions” Congratulations on the win and the section. By fat the best of the sports sections.
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