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Citizen wins Sweepstakes at STPA
Leibowitz named Journalist of Year
La Grange — The Colorado County Citizen picked up a Sweepstakes Award and four first-place awards in its division Friday at the South Texas Press Association Convention’s Better Newspaper Contest in La Grange.
Vince Leibowitz, the Citizen’s managing editor, was also named STPA’s Journalist of the Year for Division 1 during the event.
Publisher Michelle Banse Stokes and Vince Leibowitz took first place in Editorial Writing.
The newspaper took first place in Display Advertising for its ads for Roll N Style Truck Gear, LLC and TruCare Living Centers - Columbus, as well as first place its our 2018 Salute to Veterans in the Special Section Category.
The newspaper’s Arts & Leisure section won first place in the Lifestyle Pages category.
Michelle Banse Stokes took home third place in Humorous Column Writing. Vince Leibowitz took home second place in Feature Writing for his Potter Rodeos feature and his feature on Columbus resident Inez Townsend; Leibowitz won third place in Feature Photos.
The Citizen took home third place in Page Design, and second place in the Grief-Singer General Excellence Award category.
The newspaper, with 700 total points—more than 200 points above its closest competitor, also walked away with the Bill & Judy Wilkerson Sweepstakes Award in Division I, and Vince Leibowitz was named South Texas Press Association Journalist of the Year for Division I and was recognized for his work on the city manager controversy in Eagle Lake, the Colorado Materials controversy, his feature on Inez Townzend, and his news story on Weimar ISD’s Superintendent not wanting to arm teachers in the classroom.