The Paris News was again named among the top three best daily newspapers in Northeast Texas on Friday by the North & East Texas Press Association, earning 10 awards in the associationâs Better Newspaper Contest.
âOur local journalists have worked hard to provide the community a quality newspaper, and we are grateful our colleagues have recognized that work with these awards,â managing editor Klark Byrd said. âThis year was tough because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but we stayed true to the newspaperâs mission and that effort paid off for the staff and for readers.â
The Paris News earned three first place awards, for Column Writing, Editorials and Feature Story, four second place awards and three third place awards for work done in 2020.