Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Clovis Media Inc. newspapers won big Saturday at the Texas Panhandle Press Association's 2013 Better Newspaper Contest in Amarillo, taking home 14 awards, six of which were top prizes.
The Clovis News Journal was honored with PPA's General Excellence award. The Clovis News Journal won five first place awards, two second place awards and one third place award.
The Portales News-Tribune racked up three awards and the Quay County Sun received two.
The results:
Division II
General excellence: Clovis News Journal
Clovis News Journal
First Place
Best Website
Best Editorial
Tony Bullocks: Best Feature Photos
Tony Bullocks: Best Sports Photos
Kevin Wilson: Best Humorous Columns
Second Place
Best Front Page Layout
Best News Writing
Third Place
Kevin Wilson: Best Serious Column
Portales News-Tribune
First Place
Best News Writing
Second Place
Best Website Design
Third Place
Christina Calloway: Best Feature Story
Division I
Quay County Sun
Second Place
Best Website Design
Third Place
Thomas Garcia: Best Feature Story