Nominations sought for APA Lifetime Achievement

APA News

The APA board of directors is seeking nominations for the Alabama Press Association Lifetime Achievement Award for 2017. The award was established in 2003 to honor and recognize outstanding service and accomplishments spanning a career in journalism in Alabama. The...

Dial interns with the Gadsden Messenger

APA News

By Mary Elizabeth Dial Editor’s Note: The APA Journalism Foundation awarded 15 $1,500 internships over the summer. Here is a report from The Messenger in Gadsden. This is just one example of the benefits of your pledges to the Foundation. If you have not made...
Garrison to Run for Hartselle Mayor

Garrison to Run for Hartselle Mayor

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Hartselle Enquirer Publisher Randy Garrison has announced he is running for mayor of Hartselle. Garrison and his wife of 30 years, Lynn Brown Garrison, are both lifelong residents of Hartselle. They have two adult sons, Jordan, a pharmacist and Jacob, a civil...

Summer Convention a Success

APA News, Summer Convention

Delegates attending the 2016 APA Summer Convention gave high marks to the programs and the festive BNC celebration, with the top score going again this year to the luncheon speaker. The luncheon speaker was Morley Piper, a D-Day survivor, who told his story of landing...

Wilcox Progressive Era goes Digital

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You can read the original article by clicking here. The Wilcox Progressive Era newspaper in Camden, AL  announced Wednesday their plans to reveal a new website to the public on June 23rd, 2016. This new addition will be the first digital media venture the publication...

BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST 2016 WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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2016 BNC Winners Press  Winners of the 2016 Alabama Press Association Better Newspaper Contest were announced this week by Dee Ann Campbell, chairman of the APA Better Newspaper Contest Committee. 110 newspapers submitted 2,775 entries in the annual contest. Louisiana...