(Editors’ note: In last week’s issue, the full Panhandle Press story was inadvertently cut off before listing the specific awards received locally.)
At the 111th Panhandle Press Association convention July 23–24, 2021 in Amarillo, The Texas Spur and its sister newspaper The Caprock Courier participated in professional development seminars, the past presidents’ luncheon with keynote speaker Dr. Walter Wendler, president of WTA&M Unviersity, the association’s annual business meeting, and a social night at the Hodgetown baseball park.
The newspapers each won several awards at Saturday night’s presentation, including 1st place in Headline Writing for The Texas Spur, as well as 1st place in page design for The Caprock Courier and 2nd place for The Texas Spur. A full list follows.
PPA Better Newspaper Contest 2020, Division 1 (Weeklies)
Entries were from issues published in 2020
The Texas Spur
• First place, Headline writing: “How Spur Got Its Name (And Speer Didn’t), Jan. 23, 2020; “Sermon on the Mound,” April 9, 2020; October SuprICE, Nov. 1, 2020
• Second place, Page Layout
• Second place, Human Interest Photography: Barbara Brannon, Grusendorfs retirement, Jan. 30, 2020; March 5, 2020_K-9 Dodger; Sermon on the Mound, Apr. 9, 2020 _
Third place, Sports Writing: Kay Ellington, “2020 District Play Preview 15-1A,” Jan. 16, 2020; “Jayton, Paducah, Spur: 1, 2, 3 So Far in Playoff Picture,” Feb. 6, 2020; “New Challenges for Area Teams with Realignment,” Feb. 6, 2020
Third place, Editorial Writing: Kay Ellington, Spur of the Moment, “The Class of 2020: The Greatest Generation, May 7, 2020; “Our Candidate Endorsement Poliocy,” Sept. 24, 2020; “After the Election,” Nov. 5, 2020
• Third place, Serious column: Barbara Brannon, Paragraphs & Pixels, “Putting US in Census,” July 2, 2020; “Public Service in the Time of Covid,” Nov. 12, 2020; Paragraphs & Pixels, “Harmony and Me,” Dec. 3, 2020
The Caprock Courier
First place, Page Layout
Second place, Special Section: “128th Briscoe County Celebration,” August 6, 2020
Third place, Advertising: Bison Café Graduation Ad, May 28, 2020; Spur Hardware ad, Sept. 10, 2020; Ed Harris Lumber “Need Paint?” ad, summer 2020
Third place, Feature Writing, Liz Adams, “Hotel Turkey Reopens,” May 14, 2020, and “Harvest Home/Food Pantries,” Nov. 26, 2020; Kay Ellington, “Arvis Davis Retires,” June 18, 2020
Third place, News Writing, Liz Adams, “Where to Drive for a Dive,” June 4, 2020; “October Ice Storm Billy,” Nov. 5; Texas Election Extra, Nov. 5
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