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2007 Virginia Press Association Sweepstakes Awards

W - Writing categories
M - Design and presentation categories
G - Art, graphics and photo categories
S - Multimedia categories
3 points for each first; 2 points for each second; 1 point for each third. Must have at least one point in each primary division -- W, M and G -- to qualify for the sweepstakes award.

D1 Publication Location W M G S Total Pct.
STR Northern Virginia Daily Strasburg 28 23 34 1 86 38.1%
CUS Culpeper Star-Exponent Culpeper 25 14 7 5 51 22.6%
PET The Progress-Index Petersburg 12 14 5 - 31 13.7%
WAY The News Virginian Waynesboro 11 6 12 - 29 12.8%
SUF Suffolk News-Herald Suffolk 8 4 - - 12 5.3%
UVA The Cavalier Daily Charlottesville 12 - - - 12 5.3%
MAS Manassas Journal-Messenger Manassas - 5 - - 5 2.2%
Total 96 66 58 6 226 100.0%

D2 Publication Location W M G S Total Pct.
LYN The News & Advance Lynchburg 24 24 26 6 80 34.3%
BRI Bristol Herald Courier Bristol 28 14 4 3 49 21.0%
CHA The Daily Progress Charlottesville 15 2 8 2 27 11.6%
WIN Winchester Star Winchester 9 3 7 - 19 8.2%
HAR Daily News-Record Harrisonburg 3 7 8 - 18 7.7%
WOO Potomac News Woodbridge 12 2 3 - 17 7.3%
DRB Danville Register and Bee Danville 2 11 3 - 16 6.9%
STN The News Leader Staunton 3 3 - 1 7 3.0%
Total 96 66 59 12 233 100.0%

D3 Publication Location W M G S Total Pct.
NOV The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk 23 26 17 - 66 27.5%
ROA The Roanoke Times Roanoke 21 4 23 5 53 22.1%
RIT Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond 11 16 13 6 46 19.2%
WXP The Washington Post Washington 33 1 - - 34 14.2%
NND Daily Press Newport News 4 11 1 1 17 7.1%
WTW The Washington Times Washington 4 3 4 - 11 4.6%
FRE The Free Lance-Star Fredericksburg - 5 5 - 10 4.2%
WEX The Washington Examiner Washington - - 3 - 3 1.3%

Total 96 66 66 12 240 100.0%

P1 Publication Location W M G S Total Pct.
RIM Richmond Magazine Richmond 12 12 33 - 57 27.0%
RIS Style Weekly Richmond 19 16 10 8 53 25.1%
HOO The Hook Charlottesville 16 9 5 4 34 16.1%
MCN Northern Virginia Magazine McLean 3 12 - - 15 7.1%
VPF Port Folio Weekly Norfolk 9 2 - - 11 5.2%
VBM Virginia Business Magazine Richmond 7 3 - - 10 4.7%
CMA City Magazine Roanoke - 4 4 - 8 3.8%
WBJ Washington Business Journal Arlington 5 - 2 - 7 3.3%
RBE Bella Magazine Roanoke - 6 - - 6 2.8%
TPA Tidewater Parent Norfolk 1 2 1 - 4 1.9%
LMN Lifestyles Magazine Norfolk 3 - - - 3 1.4%
RPM Richmond Parents Monthly Richmond 3 - - - 3 1.4%
Total 78 66 55 12 211 100.0%

W1 Publication Location W M G S Total Pct.
WES Tidewater Review West Point 15 11 4 - 30 14.6%
WOS The Shenandoah Valley-Herald Woodstock 10 9 8 - 27 13.1%
WAS Rappahannock News Washington 7 5 8 - 20 9.7%
BER The Clarke Times-Courier Berryville 2 3 9 - 14 6.8%
CLI The Dickenson Star Clintwood 4 7 2 - 13 6.3%
AMH Amherst New Era-Progress Amherst 8 - 4 - 12 5.8%
LHC Laurel Hill Connection McLean 6 3 - - 9 4.4%
BCR The News-Messenger Christiansbu 2 5 2 - 9 4.4%
KEY The Southside Messenger Keysville 3 1 5 - 9 4.4%
ABI Washington County News Abingdon 6 3 - - 9 4.4%
MAD Madison County Eagle Madison - 6 - - 6 2.9%
WRS Northern Neck News Warsaw 5 1 - - 6 2.9%
IND The Declaration Independence 3 - 3 - 6 2.9%
MOT The Recorder Monterey 5 - - - 5 2.4%
LOV Nelson County Times Lovingston 2 - 2 - 4 1.9%
BOW The Caroline Progress Bowling Gree 4 - - - 4 1.9%
CLA The News-Progress Clarksville 1 - 3 - 4 1.9%
TOA Toano-Norge Times Toano 1 3 - - 4 1.9%
BIG The Post Big Stone Ga 3 - - - 3 1.5%
DAY The Shenandoah Journal Dayton 1 - 2 - 3 1.5%
SAL Salem Times-Register Salem 1 - 1 - 2 1.0%
BLN The Bland County Messenger Bland - - 2 - 2 1.0%
ELK The Valley Banner Elkton - 2 - - 2 1.0%
VIC Kenbridge-Victoria Dispatch Victoria - - 1 - 1 0.5%
POW Powhatan Today Powhatan - 1 - - 1 0.5%
MAR Smyth County News & Messenger Marion 1 - - - 1 0.5%
Total 90 60 56 0 206 100.0%

W2 Publication Location W M G S Total Pct.
ORA Orange County Review Orange 13 11 8 - 32 17.5%
NOT The Coalfield Progress Norton 11 14 3 - 28 15.3%
GFC Great Falls Connection Great Falls 10 5 6 - 21 11.5%
FRA The Tidewater News Franklin 6 5 7 - 18 9.8%
ASH Herald-Progress Ashland 3 2 10 - 15 8.2%
URB Southside Sentinel Urbanna 5 6 4 - 15 8.2%
FRO The Warren Sentinel Front Royal 6 3 4 - 13 7.1%
BLC Courier-Record Blackstone 5 - 3 - 8 4.4%
SOH South Hill Enterprise South Hill 8 - - - 8 4.4%
WYT The Wytheville Enterprise Wytheville - - 8 - 8 4.4%
SMI The Smithfield Times Smithfield 6 1 - - 7 3.8%
ACM Ashburn Connection McLean 5 1 - - 6 3.3%
FIN The Fincastle Herald Fincastle 2 - - - 2 1.1%
LAO Lake Anna Observer Bumpass v - - 1 - 1 0.5%
STU The Enterprise Stuart - 1 - - 1 0.5%
Total 80 49 54 0 183 100.0%

W3 Publication Location W M G S Total Pct.
ONL The Eastern Shore News Accomac 13 13 6 - 32 16.2%
LUR Page News & Courier Luray 9 13 7 - 29 14.6%
PWT The Gainesville Times Gainesville 4 7 8 - 19 9.6%
LOU The Central Virginian Louisa 14 - 3 - 17 8.6%
ACN Arlington Connection Arlington 7 7 2 - 16 8.1%
LEX The News-Gazette Lexington 3 7 2 - 12 6.1%
CCM Cascades Connection McLean 4 2 3 - 9 4.5%
SOU The Gazette-Virginian South Boston - 1 8 - 9 4.5%
BED Bedford Bulletin Bedford 6 - 1 - 7 3.5%
FFX The Fairfax Connection Fairfax 3 4 - - 7 3.5%
HRC Herndon Connection Herndon 2 1 3 - 6 3.0%
KIL Rappahannock Record Kilmarnock 6 - - - 6 3.0%
MCC The McLean Connection McLean 3 - 3 - 6 3.0%
RES The Reston Connection Reston 3 3 - - 6 3.0%
MVV Mount Vernon Voice Alexandria 3 - - - 3 1.5%
GAL The Gazette Galax 3 - - - 3 1.5%
SPR The Springfield Connection Springfield - - 3 - 3 1.5%
BUR The Burke Connection Burke 1 - 1 - 2 1.0%
FAR The Farmville Herald Farmville 1 - 1 - 2 1.0%
VOC The Vienna/Oakton Connection Vienna 2 - - - 2 1.0%
HRO Rocktown Weekly Harrisonburg - - 1 - 1 0.5%
NAJ The Northern Augusta Journal Dayton - 1 - - 1 0.5%
Total 87 59 52 0 198 100.0%

W4 Publication Location W M G S Total Pct.
WAR Fauquier Times-Democrat Warrenton 16 7 27 3 53 24.7%
LEE Loudoun Times-Mirror Leesburg 17 12 10 3 42 19.5%
CCI Culpeper Times Culpeper 13 4 8 3 28 13.0%
WIL The Virginia Gazette Williamsburg 8 16 - - 24 11.2%
ALZ Alexandria Gazette Packet Alexandria 9 8 - - 17 7.9%
MVG Mount Vernon Gazette Mount Vernon 12 - - - 12 5.6%
CEN Centre View Centreville 1 7 - - 8 3.7%
SCS Stafford County Sun Stafford 1 5 2 - 8 3.7%
HER The Times - Herndon Herndon 4 - 2 2 8 3.7%
HCT Henrico Citizen Richmond 3 - - - 3 1.4%
RFP Richmond Free Press Richmond -- 3 - 3 1.4%
CHN The Times - Centreville, Chantilly Chantilly 2 - - 1 3 1.4%
MCL The Times - McLean, Great Falls ViMcLean 2 1 - - 3 1.4%
LTO Leesburg Today Leesburg 1 - - - 1 0.5%
HNO The Herndon Observer Herndon 1 - - - 1 0.5%
MEC The Mechanicsville Local Mechanicsville - - 1 - 1 0.5%
Total 90 60 53 12 215 100.0%



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