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st Place, General Excellence for websites. Hendersonvillelightning.com. “Like Ask Matt. Breaks down across top into smaller cities. Lots of local news. Good way to look at photos.”
1st Place, Bill Moss, Beat news reporting. “Frank Byrd was a lifelong advocate for young people.” “This was much more than an obituary; it was a detailed history of a community asset, including testimonials.”
1st Place, Moss, Editorials. For editorials on efforts to kill local road projects, Henderson County v. Hendersonville water wars, and masking up is pro-business. “Excellent job of asking questions, providing information and noting options.”
2nd Place, Moss, Breaking News Coverage. “Charlie Messer, lifelong county leader, dies at 66.” “An excellent memorial for a local community leader after he passed.”