Feature Series or Continuing Story ( Non-Daily Group 2,Non-Daily Group 3)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Fauquier Times Entry Title: Women first responders Entry Credit: Colleen LaMay Judge Comment: Well written and planned series. Accounts of the experiences of the first responders added to the stories by allowing the reader insight into "a day in the life" of the women featured. Good writing!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Crozet Gazette Entry Title: Theresa Curry Feature Series Entry Credit: Theresa Curry Judge Comment: A good series offering a unique perspective on average community members, their circumstances and experiences. Entertaining stories that are well written.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Rappahannock Record Entry Title: Steptoe's District, Beyond Steptoe's, Irvington Entry Credit: Jackie Nunnery, Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi, AnnGardner Eubank Judge Comment: It's clear a lot of work went into this series, which might have been better presented as a more extensive series with more installments. While the length of the individual stories created a sense of repetition, the writing is to be commended.
Place Name: Alternate Winner Contestant Name: Arlington Connection Entry Title: Ruhe - continuing series Entry Credit: Shirley Ruhe Judge Comment: A great entry with a few technical errors.
Competition Comment: A very competitive category. Kudos to all of the publications with entries in this category for delving into their communities to find topics that are informative, entertaining and valuable to the local community.
