280 Living takes home 11 APA awards

At the 2015 Alabama Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, 280 Living won 11 awards. The annual contest celebrates the best in writing, photography, design and advertisements among newspapers across the state.

The awards were presented at the annual summer convention on June 20, at the Hilton Sandestin hotel in Florida. There were nearly 3,000 entries from 70 newspapers across Alabama. 280 Living competed in Division E of the contest, the division for member newspapers with free circulation.

Among the awards were:

1st Place – Best Business Story or Column

1st Place – Best Niche Publication

2nd Place – Best In-Depth News Coverage

2nd Place – Best Original/Creative Advertising Idea

3rd Place – Best Advertising Campaign

3rd Place – Advertising Sweepstakes

Starnes Publishing, the publishing company for 280 Living, took home 42 awards in total among its five newspapers.