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The Smoky Mountain News won 16 advertising awards and 20 editorial awards from the N.C. Press Association in a ceremony last week, including the prest...

Asheville Citizen Times wins journalism honors for outstanding work Staff reports The Asheville Citizen Times was honored with 16 awards from the North Carolina Press Association Friday night in a virtual ceremony held in lieu of the annual convention and banquet.  Among the awards were several first place honors for staff reporters Mackensy Lunsford and David Thompson, and for photojournalist Angela Wilhelm.  Asheville competes in a category that includes newspapers in Wilmington, Durham, Salisbury and Greenville, among others. “Last year was such a challenging time for us in so many ...

This Friday, the Courier-Tribune in Asheboro won four journalism awards in the North Carolina Press Association's Annual Convention. Winners Ray Criscoe and Larry Penkava have received awards from the association in the past, but this is the first time Criscoe has won for a piece in the Business Writing section and Penkava has won an award in the Religion & Faith Reporting category. Both Penkava and Criscoe are long-time journalists and Randolph County natives. Larry Penkava worked at the Courier-Tribune for about 5 years, and before that, he worked for the Randolph Guide for over 16 ye...