The team from The PineBelt News celebrated 33 victories at the Tri-State Press Convention in Memphis which hosted the 2024 Better Newspaper Media Contest Award Ceremony, presented by Mississippi Press, on Saturday.
The crown jewel of the awards presented this year was Graphic Designer of the Year, awarded to Crystal Gordon. This particular award, presented for the first time this year, was judged against all other weekly and multi-day publications in all divisions in the state.
The awards presented to The PineBelt News’ staff and contributors were as follows:
-General News Story: First place to Haskel Burns
-Planned Series: Third place to Andrew Abadie
-Sports News Story: First and third place to Andrew Abadie
-Sports Feature: First place to Andrew Abadie
-Commentary Column: Third place to Richard Conville
-Spot News Photo: First place to Andrew Abadie and second place to Amanda D. Lee
-Sports Feature Photo: Third place to Jesse Johnson and honorable mention to Andrew Abadie
-Sports Action Photo: Third place to Jacob Brumfield
-Feature Photo: First place to Michael Sandoz, second place to Abigail Smith, third place to Rob Walker and honorable mention to Abigail Smith
-Photo Series: Second place to Jacob Brumfield and Jesse Johnson
-Personality Portrait: First place to Jesse Johnson, third place to Rob Walker and honorable mention to Abigail Smith
-Sports Page: First place to Andrew Abadie
-Lifestyles Page: Third place to Crystal Gordon and Abigail Smith
-Special Section: First place, third place and honorable mention to Crystal Gordon
-Magazine Periodical: First place to Pine Belt Sports: The Magazine
-Magazine Feature: Third place to Crystal Gordon
-Design: Honorable mention to Crystal Gordon, Andrew Abadie and Abigail Smith
-Headline: First place to Andrew Abadie
-Lede: First place to Haskel Burns
-Video: First place to Andrew Abadie
-Advertising Excellence: Second place to The PineBelt News
-General Excellence: Second place to The PineBelt News
