Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Free Lance-Star Entry Title: Revolutionary War veteran gets new headstone Entry Credit: James Scott Baron, Tristan Lorei Judge Comment: Nice story about people coming together to help a family preserve their ancestors memory. It didn't flow well at times, and the first quote felt out of place and should have been later in the story. The photos along with the story were nice.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Free Lance-Star Entry Title: Police investigating towing incident Entry Credit: James Scott Baron Judge Comment: Solid reporting, but felt like some info was missing. I have questions about what whether or not the HOA actually exists, since it's just a residents word over Re/Max's. I thought it was an interesting story, but I would have liked to know more.