Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Progress-Index Entry Title: The Social Butterfly Entry Credit: Kristi Higgins Judge Comment: Fun, folksy "advertainment" columns by person-about-town writer.
Place Name: Alternate Winner Contestant Name: Martinsville Bulletin Entry Title: Holly Kozelsky columns Entry Credit: Holly Kozelsky Judge Comment: Cash-for-houses column — information everyone wants to know — earns the alternative win in this competition.