The Dispatch captured 16 awards in the Mississippi Press Association”s Better Newspaper Contest, including first place awards for sports coverage, lifestyles section and special section.
The newspaper also earned a third-place award for General Excellence, the contest”s top award.
The awards were announced this weekend at the MPA”s annual convention in Tunica.
Sports Editor Adam Minichino garnered first-place honors for best sports news story and best sports column, for his coverage of former New Hope High School baseball coach Stacy Hester”s removal. Minichino also won a third-place award for best game story.
The Dispatch”s annual Progress magazine won first place for best special section or issue.
Features Editor Jan Swoope, designer Adrian Bohannon, and photographer Luisa Porter won first place for best lifestyles page or section.
Reporter Tim Pratt won second place in best spot news story, for his coverage of the Academy Crossing apartment fire in Starkville that killed nine people.
Pratt and photographer Kelly Tippett shared a second-place award for best photo-story combination for reporting on the vigil for victims of Starkville”s Academy Crossing fire. A feature story on artist Steven Garner, by writer Swoope, photographer Porter, and designers Bohannon and Laura Sandiford, won third place in the same category.
Reporter Kristin Mamrack won third place and honorable mention awards for best general news story, and a second-place award for best feature news story.
The newspaper also won third-place awards in best front page and best website, and an honorable mention for best overall design.
The Dispatch competed in the contest against Mississippi newspapers in the 9,000-20,000 circulation range.
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