General
News Reporting 1st
'They lost everything'
Jessica Connor, Crossroads Chronicle, Cashiers 2nd
Teams deal with situations of terrorism
during exercise
Chris Berendt, The News in Review, Benson 3rd
Newlywed guardsman returns home…
Ken Murchison, Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope
News Feature Writing 1st
Police officers feel the shock
Michael Barrett, The Farmville Enterprise, Farmville 2nd
NC attorney praised for 9/11 pro bono
efforts
Michael Dayton, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, Raleigh 3rd
A place to call home
Jamie Cameron, Tideland News, Swansboro
Feature Writing 1st
Endangered animals find local home
Algernon Primm, Mebane Enterprise, Mebane 2nd
The sweetest sound
Michael Barrett, The Farmville Enterprise, Farmville 3rd
Shucks! Park needs shells
Jamie Cameron, Tideland News, Swansboro
Profile Feature 1st
Taking steps to recover
Jamie Cameron, Tideland News, Swansboro 2nd
James Phillips has tended to grave
matters…
Alan Hodge, Belmont Banner, Belmont 3rd
Garden of delights
Hunter Bretzius, Havelock News, Havelock
News Enterprise Reporting 1st
Pulling their weight
Anne Clark, The Jones Post, Trenton 2nd
The changing face of Havelock
Tom Bone, Havelock News, Havelock 3rd
THS first in county schools…
Virginia Ruth Walker, Archdale-Trinity News, Archdale
Sports News Reporting 1st
Pirate booters downed in finals
Rich Levey, Tideland News, Swansboro 2nd
Lucky 7: Lady Pirates win 7th title
Susan Harris, The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford 3rd
Perquimans bows to Farmville in opener
Susan Harris, The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford
Sports Feature Writing 1st
Wrong cat in the bag
Tom Bone, Havelock News, Havelock 2nd
Brady sets new state record…
Michael Barrett, The Farmville Enterprise, Farmville 3rd
LAS racing double dips
Jamie Cameron, Tideland News, Swansboro
Photography, General News 1st
Crash on 101
Tom Bone, Havelock News, Havelock 2nd
Cops clothe running man
Rich Levey, Tideland News, Swansboro 3rd
Ivan the terrible
Jessica Connor, Crossroads Chronicle, Cashiers
Photography, Feature 1st
Surf's up
Rich Levey, Tideland News, Swansboro 2nd
Pucker up for the pig
Jamie Cameron, Tideland News, Swansboro 3rd
Kayak couple
Tom Bone, Havelock News, Havelock
Photography, Sports 1st
High flyer
Joe Burnette, Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope 2nd
Determination
Rich Levey, Tideland News, Swansboro 3rd
EC youth lacrosse
Tom Bone, Havelock News, Havelock
Photo Page 1st
All smiles at Crepe Myrtle 2004
Jamie Peterson, The Angier Independent, Angier 2nd
St. Patrick's in Emerald Isle
Jamie Cameron, Tideland News, Swansboro 3rd
Just in case
Tom Bone, Havelock News, Havelock
Photo Illustration 1st
Fifty years of faith
Hunter Bretzius & Tom Bone, Havelock News, Havelock 2nd
Going once
Hunter Bretzius & Tom Bone, Havelock News, Havelock
Editorials 1st
Tom Bone, Havelock News, Havelock 2nd
Jimmy Williams, Tideland News, Swansboro 3rd
Brenda Chamberlain, The Standard Laconic, Snow Hill
Serious Columns 1st
John Edmondson, The Home News, Marshville 2nd
Mitchell Oakley, The Times-Leader, Grifton 3rd
Fran Arrington, Bertie Ledger-Advance, Windsor
Criticism 1st
Ken Ripley, Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope
Headline Writing 1st
Ken Ripley, Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope 2nd
Jimmy Williams, Tideland News, Swansboro 3rd
Staff, The Angier Independent, Angier
Appearance and Design 1st
Staff, Crossroads Chronicle, Cashiers 2nd
Staff, Havelock News, Havelock 3rd
Staff, The Farmville Enterprise, Farmville
Special Section 1st
Vision 2004: People, places & things
Todd Hagans, The Cherryville Eagle, Cherryville 2nd
2004 State Champions
Staff, Smoky Mountain Sentinel, Hayesville 3rd
Rebuilding Grifton…5 years later
Staff, The Times-Leader, Grifton
General
News Reporting 1st
Drug busts
Staff, The Alamance News, Graham 2nd
14-year-old murdered
Mike Gunning, Davie County Enterprise-Record, Mocksville 3rd
'You ain't Jesus, but you're my savior'
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport
News Feature Writing 1st
The faces of cancer
Terry Pope, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Long road to recovery
Suzanne Rook, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 3rd
Hybrid hoopla
Paul Davis, The Business Journal (G), Greensboro
Feature Writing 1st
Love song
Don Fuller, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon 2nd
Fender vendors
Sarah Peterson, The State Port Pilot, Southport 3rd
What a difference an outfit makes
Jamie L. Martin, The News of Orange County, Hillsborough
Profile Feature 1st
Love and war
Pat Allen Wilson, The News-Journal, Raeford 2nd
Finding the American Dream
Linda Beaulieu, Montgomery Herald, Troy 3rd
'No two trips the same'
Sarah Peterson, The State Port Pilot, Southport
News Enterprise Reporting 1st
Dellinger arrests
Ken Fortenberry, news@norman, Denver 2nd
Getting a new lease on life
Linda Miller, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 3rd
Second language, etc.
Sarah Peterson, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Investigative Reporting 1st
AaiPharma's downfall
Leo John, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh 2nd
Zebulon attorney vanishes, clients
suspect scam
Solja Nygard Frangos, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon 3rd
Firm claims millions
Amanda Jones, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh
Literacy Feature 1st
Generation next
Laura Kimball, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
A lifetime of education
Debra Golden, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 3rd
Literacy tutors make students more self-
sufficient
Solja Nygard Frangos, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon
Sports News Reporting 1st
One shot at a title…
Terry Pope, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Triple crown!
Terry Pope, The State Port Pilot, Southport 3rd
Coach cries foul over his dismissal
Anthony Hill, The Chronicle, Winston-Salem
Sports Feature Writing 1st
Back in Cardi'action'
Don Fuller, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon 2nd
Ringing true
Mick Normington, The Business Journal (G), Greensboro 3rd
Rogene Perry proves it's never too late…
Abby Cavenaugh, Lumina News, Wrightsville Beach
Photography, General News 1st
Fire
Staff, Montgomery Herald, Troy 2nd
Drug raid arrests
Victoriana Summers, The News-Journal, Raeford 3rd
Fallen officer revered as friend
Michael Bell, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon
Photography, Feature 1st
Birthday blast
Greg Allen, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 2nd
Screen test
Laura Kimball, The State Port Pilot, Southport 3rd
Wide-eyed & innocent
Jim Harper, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Photography, Sports 1st
Nicole Harris slides home safe
Michael Paul, The Record, North Wilkesboro 2nd
Let me give you a tip
Mark Townsend, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 3rd
Down to the wire
Melissa Denton, The Enterprise, Williamston
Photo Page 1st
Tropical storm Ivan
Staff, The Sylva Herald & Ruralite, Sylva 2nd
County kids learn about ole man river
Jeff Davis, The Chatham News, Siler City 3rd
Hot wheels
Shane Snider, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon
Photo Illustration 1st
Will the pieces fit?
Robin Fergusson & Ray Tutterow, Davie County Enterprise-Record,
Mocksville 2nd
North to Alaska
J.J. Lesley, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 3rd
Pitcher perfect
Terry Pope, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Editorials 1st
Terry Pope, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Justin Catanoso, The Business Journal (G), Greensboro 3rd
Suzanne Rook, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
Lighter Columns 1st
Terry Calhoun, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Milburn Gibbs, The Chatham News, Siler City 3rd
Joan Plotnick, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton
Serious Columns 1st
David Brown, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 2nd
Sean Jackson, The Chowan Herald, Edenton 3rd
Tina Hughes, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Sports Columns 1st
Eliot Duke, The Chatham News, Siler City 2nd
Terry Pope, The State Port Pilot, Southport 3rd
Tina Hughes, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Criticism 1st
Hilary Snow, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Jerry Lankford, The Record, North Wilkesboro 3rd
Terry Calhoun, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Headline Writing 1st
Terry Pope, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Jeff Drew, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh 3rd
Laura Kimball, The State Port Pilot, Southport
General Excellence 1st
Staff, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon 2nd
Staff, The Chronicle, Winston-Salem 3rd
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Appearance and Design 1st
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Staff, Cherokee Scout, Murphy 3rd
Staff, The Chronicle, Winston-Salem
Special Section 1st
A look back
Staff, The Alamance News, Graham 2nd
Home at last
Staff, Cherokee Sentinel, Murphy 3rd
Peaks & Valleys
Staff, Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Editorial Page 1st
Staff, The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest 2nd
Staff, The Chatham News, Siler City 3rd
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
Sports Coverage 1st
Sean Jackson, The Chowan Herald, Edenton 2nd
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport 3rd
Jim Green, The Clayton News-Star, Clayton
Use of Photographs 1st
Staff, Davie County Enterprise-Record, Mocksville 2nd
Staff, The Chronicle, Winston-Salem 3rd
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport
News Coverage 1st
Staff, The State Port Pilot, Southport 2nd
Staff, Eastern Wake News, Zebulon 3rd
Staff, The Yadkin Ripple, Yadkinville
General
News Reporting 1st
The flood of '04
Becky Johnson, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville 2nd
From downtown to year-round
Kerry Watson-Garner & Megan Jones, The Cary News, Cary 3rd
Students, parents back teacher
Majsan Bostrom, The Herald, Smithfield
News Feature Writing 1st
Different kind of living
Kerry Watson-Garner, The Cary News, Cary 2nd
Mark Tucker 'was always serving'
Megan C. Jones, The Cary News, Cary 3rd
Chatham worries that Cary is coming
Adam Arnold, The Cary News, Cary
Feature Writing 1st
We're number one
Sam Boykin, Creative Loafing - Charlotte, Charlotte 2nd
Paper mommies and friendly lawsuits
Fiona Morgan, Independent Weekly, Durham 3rd
Create your own buzz
Patrick Winn, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Profile Feature 1st
'A hero among us'
Dave Hart, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill 2nd
Calabash man gives new meaning to 'walking the dog'
Laura Lewis, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte 3rd
The high price of war leaves one man broken
Jeff Schmerker, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville
News Enterprise Reporting 1st
Methamphetamine - Few treatment options here
Candice Cunningham, The Franklin Press, Franklin 2nd
Life without parole?
Traci Ashley, The Herald, Smithfield 3rd
Academia under siege
Barbara Solow & Cat Warren, Independent Weekly, Durham
Investigative Reporting 1st
Duke's power play
Becky Johnson, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville 2nd
Tracing Papertown's paper trail
Becky Johnson, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville 3rd
Library director firing controversy
Jaime Gatton, Mooresville Tribune, Mooresville
Literacy Feature 1st
Power of reading
Kerry Watson-Garner, The Cary News, Cary 2nd
Cuba native among West's best
Sarah Sue Ingram, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte 3rd
Lifting the veil of illiteracy
Adam Arnold, The Cary News, Cary
Sports News Reporting 1st
A miracle on the mound
D. Clay Best, The Herald, Smithfield 2nd
We still play
Becky Johnson, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville 3rd
Poachers ring faces justice
Nick Carter, The Franklin Press, Franklin
Sports Feature Writing 1st
Officially speaking
Brian Klimek, The Pilot, Southern Pines 2nd
Tuscola gang breakin' chain after 40 years
Darren Miller, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville 3rd
Getting 'over' on the high school level
Jason Roebuck, The Herald, Smithfield
Photography, General News 1st
Troops receive a warm hero's welcome
Benjamin Hicks, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville 2nd
Trapped
Ken Martin, The Courier-Times, Roxboro 3rd
Fire rescue
Justin Smith, The News Reporter, Whiteville
Photography, Feature 1st
Studio starts youngsters…
Shawn Rocco, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill 2nd
Sharp shooters
Jeffrey A. Camarati, The Cary News, Cary 3rd
Fashion 2004
Lissa Gotwals, Independent Weekly, Durham
Photography, Sports 1st
Ready to make the leap
Grant Halverson, The Cary News, Cary 2nd
Heavyweight grimaces in pain
Ken Martin, The Courier-Times, Roxboro 3rd
East Wilkes shortstop Logan Call
Andy G. Moore, Wilkes Journal-Patriot, North Wilkesboro
Photo Page 1st
The homecoming
Benjamin Hicks, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville 2nd
The many faces of Jimmy K
John Fuller Royal, The News Reporter, Whiteville 3rd
A girl's life
Cheryl Burke, Carteret County News-Times, Morehead City
Photo Illustration 1st
Copywrong
York Wilson, Independent Weekly, Durham 2nd
Folkmoot USA
Benjamin Hicks, The Enterprise Mountaineer, Waynesville 3rd
Bridge over troubled waters
Micah McClure, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville
Lighter Columns 1st
Timothy Davis, Creative Loafing - Charlotte, Charlotte 2nd
Sarah Kucharski, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville 3rd
Tucker Mitchell, Huntersville Herald, Huntersville
Serious Columns 1st
Steve Bouser, The Pilot, Southern Pines 2nd
Lisa Coston, The Cary News, Cary 3rd
Scott McLeod, The Smoky Mountain News, Waynesville
Sports Columns 1st
Mike Hembree, NASCAR Scene, Charlotte 2nd
Elliott Warnock, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill 3rd
Doug Rutter, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte
Criticism 1st
Mary Wehring, The Cary News, Cary 2nd
Jonelle Thompson, Up & Coming Weekly, Fayetteville 3rd
Sean O'Connell, Charlotte Weekly, Charlotte
Headline Writing 1st
Amber Keister, The Cary News, Cary 2nd
Staff, The Charlotte Post, Charlotte 3rd
Tim Hager, Up & Coming Weekly, Fayetteville
General Excellence 1st
Staff, The Cary News, Cary 2nd
Staff, The Pilot, Southern Pines 3rd
Staff, The Charlotte Post, Charlotte
Appearance and Design 1st
Staff, Independent Weekly, Durham 2nd
Staff, The Herald, Smithfield 3rd
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill
Special Section 1st
Sandhills Guide
Melissa Breedlove & Staff, The Pilot, Southern Pines 2nd
Food for thought
Staff, The Tribune, Elkin-Jonesville 3rd
Cary Today
Staff, The Cary News, Cary
Editorial Page 1st
Staff, The Franklin Press, Franklin 2nd
Ted Vaden, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill 3rd
Steve Bouser, The Pilot, Southern Pines
Sports Coverage 1st
D. Clay Best & Staff, The Herald, Smithfield 2nd
Duncan McInnes, Kernersville News, Kernersville 3rd
Doug Rutter, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte
Use of Photographs 1st
Staff, The Cary News, Cary 2nd
Staff, Independent Weekly, Durham 3rd
Staff, The Herald, Smithfield
News Coverage 1st
Staff, The Herald, Smithfield 2nd
Staff, The News Reporter, Whiteville 3rd
Ben Carlson & Staff, The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte
General
Excellence 1st
Staff, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh 2nd
Staff, The Business Journal, Greensboro 3rd
Staff, NASCAR Scene, Charlotte
Appearance
and Design 1st
Dale Edwards, The Business Journal, Greensboro 2nd
Dathan Kazsuk, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh 3rd
James Sleeper, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, Raleigh
Special Section 1st
Lloyd Whittington & Michelle Cater Rash, The Business Journal,
Greensboro
Signs of our success 2nd
Staff, Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh
Women in Business
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