Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Bedford Bulletin Entry Title: BMS Fire/Fighting the Fire Entry Credit: Tom Wilmoth Judge Comment: This photo makes me want to reach for a thesaurus because the fire, I mean the inferno, or the conflagration, is so prominent.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Bedford Bulletin Entry Title: BMS Fire/Dirty and Tired Entry Credit: Tom Wilmoth Judge Comment: Great image lets us see a firefighter's hard work.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Smyth County News & Messenger Entry Title: Protesters and Counter-Protesters Meet Entry Credit: Linda Burchette Judge Comment: I hope this photo ran double-truck because there lots of potential focal points here.