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APA
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APA Awards
News Editor Sydney Cromwell, Sales Manager Matthew Allen and Publisher Dan Starnes attend the 2015 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.
