Jason Hennington (left), area editor of the Taylor Press, and Tressa Alley, area publisher of the Colorado County Citizen, display the plaques their newspapers received after winning the coveted first-place sweepstakes award at the recent Texas Press Association conference and trade show in College Station. Both papers are owned by Granite Media Partners Inc. The sweepstakes honor, awarded as part of the 2023 Texas Better Newspaper competition, goes to the top papers in Texas based on a combined score from impartial, out-of-state judges for excellence in news stories, photography, design and advertising.
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