Congratulations to Editor Karen Leidy for bringing home a First Place win this weekend from the Texas Press Association 2022 Convention for their annual “Better Newspaper Contest.”
This year, the Freestone County Times earned a First Place in Advertising.
Leidy has served fulltime as Ad Designer for the newspaper the last three years.
Entries were judged on copy, originality / creativity, layout / design, use of photos, graphics & typography.
The “Times” winning entry included a “Special Salute to Working Women” ad for one of the local banks and a Wedding Venue ad that featured a photo collage.
Also included was a house ad titled “Back in The Times” that featured three Women In Black. The idea came from a movie poster and was suggested by Office Manager Natalia Marsters.
The newspaper was also awarded Third Place for Editorials.
These entries were judged on quality & style of writing, lead, persuasion, subject matter, and local significance.
Entries included a piece written on Election Night that encouraged readers to keep with their ideals regardless of the voting outcome. The second was a “thank you” to readers whose contributions make us a true “community” newspaper.
Both editorials were written by Editor Leidy.
Visit online at texaspress.com to see a complete list of winning newspapers.
