The 2023 annual convention in Nacogdoches would not have been possible without the generous support of sponsors. Texas Press Association provided the online platform for the Better Newspaper Contest judging. Other sponsors were: Gold Cher Thompson Dallas Morning News Lufkin Daily News Silver Bardwell Ink C&S Media FOY Inc. Gatesville Messenger Green Shoot Media Hartman […]
The winners of the Suzann Bardwell Memorial Scholarships were announced at the annual convention in Nacogdoches April 27-29. The announcement was made by scholarship chairman Jim Bardwell. Allie Tribe of Decatur, daughter of former Wise County Messenger publisher Kristen Tribe, is the high school recipient. Garrett Cook of White Oak was a repeat recipient. He […]
Showing off sweepstakes awards in the North and East Texas Press Association Better Newspaper Contest are (from left) Santana Gallacher accepting for the Longview News Journal in Division 1; Jeff Pownall accepting for the Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel in Division 2; Meredith Shamburger accepting for the Kilgore News Herald in Division 3; Abigail Allen, Pilot Point Post Signal in Division 4; and Wyndi Veigel, The Dublin Citizen in Division 5. The awards presentation capped the 96th NETPA convention in Nacogdoches.
Download PDF of Winners Circle designed by Wyndi Veigel and printed by the Hood County News
Sweepstakes Winners
Division 1 – Daily Division
Third place with 875 points – Marshall News Messenger
Second place with 1,000 points – Tyler Morning Telegraph
Winner with 1,175 points – Longview News-Journal (more…)