Gaston County was among 19 North Carolina local governments to earn recognition in the North Carolina City and County Communicators’ (NC3C) 2021 Excellence in Communications Awards.
Gaston County won first place in the Annual Report category – the first NC3C award in the county’s history.
All 168 award program entries were judged by professional communications peers from the Minnesota Association of Government Communicators.
“Congratulations to all the winners. You deserve your award, and you deserve to be recognized for your hard work,” said NC3C President Joshua Harris of Lenoir. “Communications is an important part of local government operations, and one goal of NC3C is to recognize those communicators across the state who create great content and help keep our citizens informed. Keep up the good work. You make me proud to be part of NC3C.”
Salisbury Communications Director receives Communicator of the Year Award
Linda McElroy takes top honor in field Linda McElroy was named tops in her field. (Source: City of Salisbury) By David Whisenant | May 5, 2021 at 4:52 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 7:14 PM
SALISBURY, N.C. (WBTV) - The City of Salisbury Communications Director Linda McElroy has been named the recipient of the Chris Coulson Communicator of the Year Award during the North Carolina City & County Communicatorsâ (NC3C) 2021 Excellence in Communications Awards virtual conference on Friday, April 31.
With more than 20 years of experience, McElroy has worked in industries including government, corporate communications, and travel and tourism. She has been employed with the City of Salisbury for five years. In her role, McElroy supervises all aspects of communications for the City of Salisbury, including strategic communications internal and external, media relations, public relations counsel and citizen edu