Covington News named best newspaper of its size in Georgia

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — The Covington Information has been named the highest newspaper of its measurement within the state of Georgia.

The Information positioned first in Normal Excellence within the Georgia Press Affiliation’s 2022 Higher Newspaper Contest. Awards have been offered throughout a banquet Friday evening held as a part of the one hundred and thirty fifth annual conference of the Georgia Press Affiliation on the Jekyll Island Membership Resort.

Normal Excellence awards are based mostly on total analysis of the newspaper, within the editorial and promoting contests sponsored by GPA. Almost 50 newspapers from across the state entered work from 2021 that was judged by members of the Louisiana Press Affiliation.

“I couldn’t be extra happy or pleased with our devoted, gifted employees at The Covington Information,” stated Patrick Graham, proprietor of The Information. “A whole lot of blood, sweat and tears went into the transformation they’ve pulled off in Covington, and the coveted Normal Excellence award is actual validation of all that onerous work. I do know that is simply the primary of many to come back. I couldn’t be happier or happier for them. I do know the neighborhood joins me in congratulating our group on a job very properly finished.”

Additionally incomes Normal Excellence honors have been The Brunswick Information; The Valdosta Day by day Instances; the Oconee Enterprise in Watkinsville; Smoke Alerts in Large Canoe; and The Walton Tribune in Monroe, additionally owned by Graham.

Along with Normal Excellence, The Information’ editorial employees introduced dwelling 24 different awards with 10 first place finishes:

• Web page One: Taylor Beck, third place

• Structure and Design: Taylor Beck, third place

• Sports activities Part: Workers, third place

• Headline Writing: Taylor Beck, first place

• Particular Part: Workers, first place

• Group Service (W.G. Sutlive Trophy): Taylor Beck, first and second place; Taylor Beck and Tom Spigolon, third place

• Enterprise Writing: Taylor Beck, first and second place; Tom Spigolon, third place

• Faith Writing: Tom Spigolon, third place

• Schooling Writing: Taylor Beck, first place

• Sports activities Characteristic {Photograph}: Anthony Banks, third place

• Finest Picture Gallery on Newspaper Web site: Taylor Beck, third place

• Humorous Column: Taylor Beck, second place

• Characteristic Writing: Tom Spigolon, first place

• Enterprise Story: Taylor Beck, first place

• Investigative Reporting: Taylor Beck, first and third place

• Finest Journal Product: Workers, first place

• Finest Journal Total Design: Taylor Beck, first place

• Finest Journal Cowl: Taylor Beck, second place

• Native Information Protection (Trox Bankston Trophy): Workers, second place

It was additionally a giant 12 months for The Information’ promoting division, which gained 11 awards within the GPA Promoting Contest. These awards can be offered at a later date; nonetheless, The Information can announce the paper and the next advertisers gained awards within the contest:

• Bread & Butter Bakery & Cafe

• Fox Vineyard

• Inside Magnificence Designs

• Hardy’s Flooring Overlaying

• Horace Johnson Basis

• Dent Scene

• Protecting Options

• Hibachi Grill Specific

• Duct Dusters of Georgia

• Salem UMC