2019 Annual Meeting Awards Program

ANNUAL MEETING

& AWARDS connect • learn • celebrate

APRIL 5-6, 2019 The Columbia Marriott #scpress19

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Serving Greenwood and the Lakelands well with 100 years of local, professional journalism. This year’s 40 SCPA awards and our taking home the President’s Cup for the second consecutive year attest to that.

We are our community’s neighbors, friends, fellow church members and business partners. We care deeply about the community we serve. A century has taught us well that a free press is essential to a free and informed people.

We at the Index-Journal are proud of our rich history and heritage as the mirror of and a voice for our community. We look forward to another 100 years as the Number One source of local news and information provided by a team of trained professional, award-winning journalists.

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SCHEDULE FRIDAY, APRIL 5 3 p.m. – midnight Contest Winners Exhibits Open Capital Prefunction, The Marriott 3 – 5 p.m.

Executive Committee Meeting Capital Ballroom I, The Marriott 5:30 – 6:15 p.m.

Mix and Mingle with SCPA Executive Committee & Staff Rocks at Midlands’ Lounge, The Marriott

Grab a drink (dutch treat) and join your SCPA friends and staff for networking!

6:30 p.m.

Group Dinner Villa Tronco, 1213 Blanding Street

Ticketed event. Pre-registration required.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6 All events held at The Marriott

9 a.m. – midnight Registration, Sponsor Tables and Contest Winners Exhibits Open Capital Prefunction 9:15 – 9:30 a.m.

SCPA Business Meeting & Election of Officers Carolina Ballroom F-H 9:30 – 10:15 a.m.

Impactful Ways to Use Social Media with Avery Wilks, The State; Chris Trainor, Free Times; and Kaitlyn Park, Social Media Insights

Lab, USC College of Information and Communications. Moderated by Gavin Jackson, SCETV. Carolina Ballroom F-H Are we moving beyond pushing headlines on Facebook and Twitter to more authentically engage with our readers on social media? Join us for a panel discussion on how journalists can use social media to gather and share news. Panelists will discuss best practices, tools and strategy. We’ll talk about everything from using social media to find and break news to tips on getting your story read. There will also be discussion on dealing with trolls and making real-time coverage of hearings and meetings more interesting.

Wilks

Trainor

Park

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SCHEDULE 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. "Seven Days of Heroin” – Creating Journalism That Makes a Difference with Amy Wilson, Cincinnati Enquirer Carolina Ballroom F-H Amy Wilson served as editor of “Seven Days of Heroin: This is What An Epidemic Looks Like,” the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner for Local Reporting. This address is the closing event of the “News Literacy and Future of Journalism”series, a nine-month collaborative effort among S.C. Humanities Council, Winthrop University and the Press Association. Wilson is the storytelling coach of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Prior to that, she was a general assignment feature writer for 35 years for the Orange County Register, the Detroit Free Press and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, among others.

Wilson Noon – 2:15 p.m.

Weekly Newspaper & Associate Member Awards Luncheon Capital Ballroom II-IV

Noon – 2:15 p.m.

Daily Editor Roundtable – Lunch provided by Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Capital Ballroom I Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Collegiate Members – Lunch on your own Collegiate members are encouraged to explore Columbia's Main Street district and Soda City Market for lunch.

See page 8 for more details!

1:30 – 2:15 p.m.

Collegiate Newspaper Roundtable Carolina Ballroom F-H 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.

Counselors Off The Cuff Carolina Ballroom F-H Join SCPA Executive Director Bill Rogers; SCPA Attorneys Taylor Smith and Jay Bender; Eric Robinson, USC Media Law Assistant Professor and Of Counsel for Fenno Law Firm; and Attorney Meliah Bowers Jefferson of Wyche Law Firm for a no-holds-barred discussion on legal matters. All general or specific topics/questions are fair game, but we suspect the conversation will include at least some talk of open government and First Amendment issues. Bring your questions!

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Collegiate Awards Presentation Carolina Ballroom F-H Starting with keynote addresses from our Collegiate Journalists of the Year, the Collegiate Awards presentation will feature 100 awards presented to the state’s top college newspapers and journalists. All SCPA members who want to see the awesome work of our state's 17 college news outlets are welcome to attend!

6 – 7:30 p.m.

President’s Reception honoring Jane Pigg – Hosted by The Link and WCRE Capital Prefunction 7:30 – 10 p.m.

Daily Newspaper Awards Dinner Capital Ballroom II-IV Following the Daily Awards Dinner, The Marriott Rocks at Midlands' Lounge will stay open for celebratory cocktails. There are also several bars and restaurants within walking distance of the hotel.

Chesterfield County’s Source for Local News, Local Sports & Local Events 541 Highway #1 South – Cheraw, SC 29520 • PO Box 40 – Cheraw, SC 29520 Phone: 843-537-7887 • Fax: 843-537-7307 • www.thelinkpaper.com April 5, 2019

Welcome to the 147th Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Press Association in Columbia, our “famously hot” capital city. We extend a special welcome to our collegiate participants. We hope each of you will be inspired and motivated by the journalists you meet this weekend.

Congratulations to our 846 award winners chosen from 3,344 entries. Look at the displays and you’ll appreciate the quality of journalism, photography, layout and design we have in South Carolina.

This has been an exciting and challenging year for SCPA.  We launched our statewide public notice site, SCPublicNotices.com. Nearly every newspaper in the state is posting their notices to the site on a regular basis. Thank you for supporting this vital project.  After many tense weeks, the International Trade Commission nullified newsprint tariffs on August 29. Thanks to every person who helped secure this victory.  SCNN paid out $224,826 to our members.

The SCPA staff has had another outstanding year of serving our industry. They work tirelessly every year and 2018‐2019 has been a year like no other. I hope you’ll join me in thanking them for all they do for us 24/7.

I believe every community deserves a strong local newspaper. SCPA members have dedicated journalists in newsrooms across the state who are constantly informing, educating and entertaining our readers.

Thank you for your constant commitment.

When I was the Editor of my high school newspaper, The Voice at Chesterfield HS, I never dreamed that one day I’d have the opportunity to lead the Press Association. Newspapers can change the complete mindset of a community. There is power in the written word. We must use it for positive change.

I challenge each of you to make a positive difference in the lives of your readers because they read your paper.

It has been my honor and pleasure to serve as your President this past year. Thank you for the opportunity.

Jane Elizabeth Davis Pigg Publisher / Owner of The Link 2018‐2019 SCPA President

2018-2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2018-2019 S.C. PRESS ASSOCIATION:

• Launched SCPublicNotices.com, a central online repository of virtually all public notice/legal ads that run in printed S.C. newspapers. SCPA developed site and promotional toolkit and trained more than 100 members on how to use it. More than 45,000 ads are available on the site.

• Conducted annual Weekly Publishers Roundtable with 15 participants. We had 8 participants at our Daily Publishers Roundtable.

• Conducted annual Weekly Editors Roundtable with 12 participants. The Daily Editors Roundtable had 7 participants.

• Hosted IRE for a Computer-Assisted Reporting Bootcamp. Thirty seven members attended.

• Sixty four journalists attended our annual Legislative Workshop for the Media.

• Hosted 21 ad directors for an advanced sales training event and roundtable.

• Conducted ad sales training for 26 newer S.C. newspaper advertising sales people.

• Did several on site training sessions at member newspapers on libel, FOI and photography.

• Co-sponsored nearly 50 Online Media Campus webinars with SNPA. • Sponsored Sunshine Week and National Newspaper Week with house ads, cartoons and editorials. Good support from member newspapers.

• Held annual News, Advertising and Collegiate Contests, bringing in nearly 4,000 entries.

• Held 2018 SCPA Annual Meeting in Spartanburg. Attendance topped 270 and 750 awards were presented. Sponsorship revenue neared $11,000.

• Presented 160 PALMY Ad Awards on site at winners’ newspapers.

• Hosted a Spring Collegiate Meeting and Awards Presentation at Winthrop University attended by 60 participants. Presented 90 awards.

• Judged Mississippi Press Association’s news and ad contests in 2018 and Georgia Press Association’s news and ad contests in early 2019.

• Partnered with the S.C. Humanities Council and Winthrop University on a $35,000 news literacy grant.

• Ran more than 500 SLED background checks, saving members more than $12,500.

• Hosted hundreds of articles, columns, cartoons and photos on the free member sharing service, the S.C. News Exchange. SCNewsExchange.com was redesigned in Summer 2018 to make it more secure and accessible.

• Started development of updated scpress.org site, set to go live in Spring 2019.

• Published and distributed hundreds of copies of the 2019 S.C. Media Directory, an annual guide promoting S.C. newspapers.

• Partnered with the Public Notice Resource Center to distribute Public Notice: An American Tradition, An Examination of the Role of Newspapers in Public Notice to lawmakers and member publishers.

• Helped promote the Greenville NewsTrain, sponsored by Associated Press Media Editors.

• Joined the National Newspaper Association, the News Media Alliance and newspapers across the country in successfully fighting to nullify newsprint tariffs.

• Conducted FOI survey of member editors, which showed areas of concern including abuse of executive session, over-redaction and limited access to police reports .

• In the last Legislative session, we were able to stall legislation to remove newspaper public notices for storage unit foreclosures. It has not come back yet this session, but may. This session, we were able to amend a house bill to keep 911 calls open under the FOIA. • We lost an FOI suit against the House GOP Caucus. The judge ruled newspaper corporations don’t have standing to file an FOI suit. Part of the suit was financed by the FOI Fund.

• Attended the Southeast Regional Newspaper Association Managers (SERNAM) meeting in Norfolk, Virginia.

• Successfully lobbied to preserve newspaper public notices for development bonds.

S.C. PRESS SERVICES:

• Paid out $43,832 in statewide classified revenue to 96 member newspapers. Calendar year sales were $92,761 down from $129,715 last year.

• Paid out $115,107 in Small Space Network (2x2/2x4/2x6) with distribution to 96 newspapers. Fiscal year sales were $234,933 down slightly from $241,803 last year.

• Paid out $65,887 in QuarterPage+ network distributions to 94 member newspapers. Fiscal year sales were $146,925 down from $218,055 last year.

• Sold more than $948,986 in display advertising, up from $612,000 last year.

• Continued offering AdMall co-op program to member papers (currently used by 14) at a small profit.

• Continue sale of digital advertising through ThriveHive with profits of $28,523 up from $25,305 last year.

• Donated $2,456 from network ad payouts to FOI Fund.

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Awarded one new Mundy scholarship at $3,000.

Sponsored three eight-week $3,200 internships in the amount of $9,600.

Raised $1,980 in internship/scholarship contributions from members.

Smoak Fund sponsored SCPA workshops, offering scholarships to members and offsetting travel costs for speakers.

SODA CITY & MAIN STREET Coffee, Breakfast & Lunch Drinks & Late Night Eats Indah Coffee Co. | 1332 Main St. Handcrafted coffee and teas Drip | 1441 Main St. High-quality coffee with great breakfast options Twisted Spur Brewing | 705 Gervais St. Offers a tasty brunch on Saturday and Sunday Michael’s Café & Catering Casual eatery serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bottomless mimosas at brunch.

Cantina 76 | 1301 Main St. Mexican-inspired cuisine and handcrafted margaritas East Bay Deli | 1426 Main St. A variety of made-to-order deli sandwiches and salads with outdoor seating. Attached to The Marriott.

Good Life Café | 1614 Main St. Vegan kosher restaurant offering savory dishes along with smoothies and selection of sweets Ally & Eloise Bakeshop | 1626 Main St. Locally made sweet treats including macarons.

Also has a tent at Soda City Market.

Bourbon | 1214 Main St. Whiskey bar with Cajun-Creole cuisine and an assortment of cocktails Hendrix | 1649 Main St. Chef-inspired dining experience with unique rooftop cocktails The Whig | 1200 Main St. (basement level) Quirky dive bar with elevated food and drink options Main Street Public House | 1556 Main St. Classic food, craft beer, and live music COA Agaveria Y Cocina | 823A Lady St. Authentic Mexican tapas and a well-stocked bar Sheraton Rooftop Lounge | 1400 Main St. Rooftop bar with scenic views of the city The Grand | 1621 Main St. Restaurant and bar with a boutique bowling alley and a variety of games Art Bar | 1211 Park St. Artsy club with full bar and live music Flying Saucer | 931 Senate St. Global beers and American pub fare

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Soda City Market

Located outside of The Marriott on Main St. Saturday from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., Soda City hosts more than a hundred local vendors, including local farmers and craftsmen, and several food trucks, bakeries, coffee shops and specialty food vendors. The market is also host to dozens of aspiring musicians and performers. Nearly every vendor accepts cash and cards. A great spot to soak up the sunshine!

The Belgian Waffle Truck Savory and sweet waffle concoctions The Wurst Wagen Traditional German fare Gin’s Juice Freshly prepared healthy juices Curiosity Coffee Quick and delicious cup of fresh coffee and locally baked breakfast treats Rambo's Fat Cat Biscuits Golden, buttery and delicious. Toppings include fried green tomatoes, bacon and pimento cheese.

Mary’s Arepas Colombian arepas and other traditional delicacies The Potato Man Freshly made French fries with an assortment of dipping sauces Los Chicanos Fresh tacos, burritos and more Pawley’s Front Porch American classics, burgers, tacos and hotdogs

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Food vendors are subject to change each week.

Additional foods at Soda City will likely include barbecue, Asian noodles and dumplings, Indian classics, pizza, ice cream, avocado toast, paella, boiled peanuts, fresh donuts, kettlecorn, kombucha, fresh squeezed lemonade and an extensive assortment of baked goods.

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• Find out where to go... Most educational and collegiate sessions are in Carolina F-H. The Weekly Awards Luncheon and Daily Awards Dinner are in Capital Ballroom II-IV. • Ask questions about the Annual Meeting or SCPA services like press IDs, SLED Checks, how to sign up for the weekly eBulletin newsletter and more!

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CAPITAL PREFUNCTION & ATRIUM IV

• Meet our awesome sponsors by visiting their booths!

• Browse the winners exhibit. Can't find your wins? All 846 are displayed. Ask an SCPA staff member to help!

• Take photos of your staff with your awards.

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-30In memory of those we’ve lost over the past year: Clifton Jordan | Feb. 9, 2018 | Columnist, News-Chronicle David Ashby Farrow | April 13, 2018 | Former columnist, The Post and Courier Mary “Mimi” Montgomery Maddock | May 26, 2018 | Former editor, publisher and co-owner, The Columbia Star Mike Foley | June 1, 2018 | Former features writer, The Greenville News Steve Fagan | June 2, 2018 | Former editor, Morning News Edwin Craddock Morris Sr. | June 16, 2018 | Former owner, publisher and editor, The Calhoun Times E. Richard Walton | July 13, 2018 | Former reporter, The Greenville News Rachel Montgomery Haynie | July 23, 2018 | Contributor to The Columbia Star and South Carolina United Methodist Advocate Bartlene Faye McCormick McMillan | Aug. 10, 2018 | Former associate editor, The Mullins Enterprise Bud Turner | Aug. 26, 2018 | Former circulation and operations executive, The Greenville News Scott Beale Hunter | Sept. 25, 2018 | S.C. Press Association President, 1995; Retired publisher, editor, general manager, managing editor, news editor, sports editor, sports writer, Aiken Standard Van Telberg Newman Jr. | Oct. 16, 2018 | Former sports editor, Columbia Record Thomas F. Wamsley Sr. | Oct. 19, 2018 | Co-founder and former president, The Island Packet Jerry Lamar Alexander | Nov. 6, 2018 | Retired owner, Pickens Sentinel; Syndicated cartoonist Mark A. Haselden | Nov. 15, 2018 | Assistant sports editor and former sports reporter, Morning News Sid Crim | Dec. 30, 2018 | S.C. Press Association President, 1983; Former president and general manager, The State-Record Company Jerry Thomas “Shug” Haigler | Jan. 13, 2019 | Sports writer, Pageland Progressive Journal Henry "Hank" Schulte | Jan. 29, 2019 | Retired SCPA coach, veteran journalist, USC Journalism School professor Louis C. Sossamon | Feb. 11, 2019 | S.C. Press Association President, 1968; Retired Publisher, The Gaffney Ledger Alfred Raymond McNeely | Feb. 23, 2019 | Former sports writer, The Greenville Piedmont

S.C. Press Association HALL OF FAME 2019 RECIPIENT

John C. Shurr 1947-2015

John Carter Shurr was a longtime journalist and tireless open government advocate. He was South Carolina’s Associated Press Bureau Chief and served as the S.C. Press Association’s Freedom of Information Chair for 23 years.

Shurr will long be remembered as a leading force in the fight for open government in both the Palmetto State and the Cherokee Nation in his native Oklahoma.

“I know of no journalist who has done more for the cause of open government in South Carolina than John,” said Bill Rogers, executive director of the S.C. Press Association. “His efforts have been a key part in significant improvements to the state’s Freedom of Information Act, and in building the understanding of the importance of open government to both professional journalists and public officials.”

During his tenure as the S.C. Press Association’s FOI Chair, Shurr worked with the state’s newspapers to hold public officials accountable, challenge access denials in court and tweak the state’s FOIA numerous times to make it stronger. He spearheaded two statewide FOI audits, the first being the third audit of its type done in the country. He also worked with Press Association Attorney Jay Bender to get rid of criminal libel in South Carolina and to get a reporters’ shield law on the books.

After the S.C. Supreme Court unanimously voted to refuse to allow cameras and recorders in courts, Shurr’s almost single-handed efforts brought the media’s cameras and recording devices back inside S.C. courtrooms, a practice considered commonplace by journalists today.

Shurr was creator and author of the Public Officials Guide to Compliance with South Carolina’s Freedom of Information Act, a plain-language guide to the state’s FOIA. Tens of thousands of copies have been distributed statewide to public officials and journalists. In the guide’s introduction, Shurr wrote: “The best governments – state, county and community – offer the greatest access to their activities and records. The FOIA is the people’s law, although it is most often used by the news media in its watchdog role of reporting from the Statehouse, the county courthouse or from city hall.”

Following Hurricane Hugo, Shurr worked with law enforcement to create a universal press pass in South Carolina. Those credentials are used by S.C. journalists today.

Shurr was born in 1947 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the son of Dr. Raymond Carter Shurr and Okla Gladys Dannenburg Shurr.

He was a member of the Cherokee Nation and served as Chair of the Editorial Board for The Cherokee Phoenix in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He was instrumental in writing the Cherokee Nation’s Freedom of Information Act, Independent Press Act, and Free Press Protection and Journalist Shield Act. He was a longtime member of the Native American Journalists Association. After passage of the Independent Press Act in 2000, The Cherokee

Phoenix was awarded NAJA’s Elias Boudinot Award, which recognizes dedication and commitment to upholding freedom of the press, information and transparency in Indian Country.

Shurr was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving on river patrol boats in Vietnam in 1967-68. His Navy honors include two Presidential Unit Citations, two Unit Commendations, a Combat Action Ribbon, three Battle Efficiency Awards, a Vietnam Gallantry Cross, a Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and a Vietnam Service Medal with three bronze stars.

After his discharge from the Navy, Shurr attended the University of Oklahoma, graduating with a degree in journalism in 1973.

While on campus, he served as executive editor of the school’s student newspaper, The Oklahoma Daily.

Shurr’s 51-year journalism career began at the Muskogee Phoenix.

He also worked for The Norman Transcript. At AP, he worked in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Providence, Rhode Island, before being named Chicago Assistant AP Bureau Chief and later, Oklahoma AP Bureau Chief.

In 1984, Shurr was named South Carolina AP Bureau Chief, a role he held until his retirement in 2007. Shurr was passionate about quality journalism, open government, The Associated Press and its members. Under his leadership, the bureau covered major news stories including Hurricane Hugo; the Susan Smith trial; and the University of South Carolina President James Holderman scandal, which served as a catalyst to improve the state’s FOIA. “Just covering the news was great fun,” Shurr said. “Giving back on the FOI and helping people pursue those important stories the public needs to know was what made every day worthwhile for me.”

Shurr was twice awarded the S.C. Press Association Montgomery Freedom of Information Award, a top honor that recognizes unusual diligence and courage in furthering access to public information.

In 2017, the coveted award was renamed the Montgomery/Shurr Freedom of Information Award in memory of Shurr.

Shurr was also a recipient of the S.C. Press Association’s Distinguished Service Award, given to those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to the association and its member newspapers.

He received a Gavel Award from the American Bar Association for an investigation into abuses of a compensation system and in 2007, was awarded The Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest civilian honor.

“South Carolinians have been the beneficiaries of John’s commitment to open government without ever knowing of John or his efforts because his focus was always on the result and never on getting credit for what he had accomplished,” said Bender, Shurr’s longtime friend and admirer.

After his retirement, Shurr remained an avid photographer, shooting for Sandlapper magazine and other publications.

He died in 2015 at the age of 67.

Hall of Fame Members The S.C. Journalism Hall of Fame was established in 1973 to recognize and honor men and women who have excelled in their craft and made significant contributions to journalism and their communities. Only 74 newspaper journalists – from Colonial and Civil War days to the present – have been chosen by their peers for this recognition. Honorees must have made their journalistic reputation in South Carolina. If the reputation reflects achievements outside the state, the nominee must have been a native of South Carolina. Nominees must have been deceased for four or more years.

1973: Elizabeth Timothy (-1757) South Carolina Gazette 1973: Francis W. Dawson (1840-1899) The Charleston Mercury; The Charleston News; The News and Courier, Charleston 1974: Narciso G. Gonzales (1858-1903) The State; The News and Courier; Charleston Journal of Commerce 1974: Bony Hampton Peace (1874-1934) Carolina Spartan, Spartanburg; The Greenville News; Greenville Piedmont 1974: Peter Timothy (1721 - 1782) South Carolina Gazette 1974: Aaron Smith Willington (1781-1862) The Charleston Courier 1975: William Watts Ball (1868-1952) The Evening Post; The Greenville News; Laurens Advertiser; The News and Courier; The State 1975: Arthur B. Jordan Sr. (1876-1956) The Dillon Herald 1975: James Rion McKissick (1884 - 1944)Times-Democrat, Richmond, Va.; The Greenville News; Greenville Piedmont

1981: George A. Buchanan (1898-1976) The Columbia Record; Dean of Journalism, USC

1987: William Light Kinney (1902-1983) Marlboro Herald-Advocate, Bennettsville

1982: Robert M. Hitt, Jr. (1914-1968) Bamberg Herald; Charleston Evening Post

1988: Talbot Patrick (1897-1980) Chicago Evening Post; The Goldsboro (NC) News-Argus; The Herald, Rock Hill

2008: Felix Gregory de Fontaine (1834-1896) Charleston Daily Courier, The South Carolinian; Daily South Carolinian; New York Herald

1988: Frank Wilmore Sossamon (1887-1979) The Gaffney Ledger

2009: Robert Quillen (1887-1948) Fountain Inn Tribune

1989: Paul S. League (1920-1978) The Lancaster News

2010: Henry Timrod (1829-1867) Charleston Mercury

1989: Edward Manigault (1896-1983) Charleston Evening Post

2011: William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870) Charleston City Gazette, Daily South Carolinian, The Phoenix

1982: W.W. Smoak (1877-1947) Press & Standard, Walterboro 1983: Wood Davidson Grist (1865-1925) Yorkville Enquirer; Atlanta Constitution 1983: Hall Thomas McGee (1889-1963) Charleston Evening Post; The News and Courier, Charleston 1983: Edmund A. Ramsaur (1925-1976) The Greenville News; Greenville Piedmont 1983: James Loyal Sims (1914-1962) The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg 1984: James Edward Chaffin (1913-1977) The Index-Journal, Greenwood 1984: Ambrose E. Gonzales (1857-1926) The State, Columbia; The News and Courier, Charleston 1984: William E. Gonzales (1866-1937) The State, Columbia

1976: Hubert Graham Osteen (1870-1955) Watchman and Southron, Sumter; Sumter Daily Item

1985: William R. Bradford Sr. (1874-1957) The Fort Mill Times; The State, Columbia

1976: Edward Hope DeCamp (1865-1952) The Gaffney Ledger; The State, Columbia

1985: Elbert Herman Aull (1857-1929) The Newberry Herald and News

1977: Arthur M. Manigault (1851-1924) The Evening Post, Charleston 1978: Harold C. Booker Sr. (1888-1960) Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Greenville Piedmont; The Sumter Daily Item; The Columbia Record 1978: Charles Oscar Hearon (1876-1959) The Spartanburg Herald; Herald, Bristol, Va.; Times, Richmond, Va. 1979: Robert Lathan (1881-1937) The News and Courier, Charleston; The State, Columbia; Asheville (NC) Citizen; 1924 Pulitzer Prize Winner 1980: Tom O’Connor (1902-1969) Hampton County Guardian; Allendale County Citizen 1980: Louis W. Cassels (1921-1974) United Press International 1981: Robert Craft Peace (1899-1968) The Greenville News

1985: Ernest Allen Cutts (1912-1980) Charleston Evening Post 1986: Noah Graham Osteen (1843-1936) The Item, Sumter 1986: Phil Buchheit (1907-1978) Spartanburg Herald-Journal 1986: R. Frank Mundy (1915-1982) The Index-Journal, Greenwood 1986: Samuel L. Latimer Jr. (1891-1975) The State, Columbia 1986: Harry L. Watson (1876-1956) The Index-Journal, Greenwood 1987: Robert Melvin Hitt (1886-1963) Bamberg Herald 1987: John Kelly Sisk (1913-1980) Greenville News-Piedmont 1987: Wilson William Harris (1889-1955) The Clinton Chronicle

1990: Edd A. Burch (1907-1985) Greer Citizen 1993: Hubert Duvall Osteen (1904-1987) The Item, Sumter 1993: Miles Benjamin McSweeney (1855-1909) The Ninety-Six Guardian; Hampton County Guardian 1995: Thomas Pettigrew Davis (1926-1990) Georgetown Times 1995: James A. Rogers (1905-1990) Florence Morning News 1996: William D. Workman (1914-1990) The News and Courier, Charleston; The Greenville News; The State, Columbia 1998: Joseph F. Smoak (1936-1993) The News and Courier, Charleston; Charleston Evening Post 1998: Marcellus C. Garner (1920-1992) The Sun News, Myrtle Beach; The Myrtle Beach News; The Myrtle Beach Sun; The Field, Conway; The Horry Herald; The Loris Sentinel 1999: Reid H. Montgomery (1909-1993) The State, Columbia; The Item, Sumter; Winthrop College; University of South Carolina; South Carolina Press Association 2002: August Kohn (1868-1930) The News and Courier, Charleston 2002: Annie Laurie Mayer Kinney (1902–1999) Marlboro Herald-Advocate 2003: Annie Howell King (1893-1973) Aiken Standard 2005: William E. Rone (1926-1998) The State, Columbia 2005: Alfred B. Williams (1856-1930) News and Courier, Charleston

2007: Dr. Robert Wilson Gibbes (1809-1866) The South Carolinian

2011: Charles H. Wickenberg Jr. (1923-2004) The State 2012: Peter Manigault (1927-2004) The News and Courier, Charleston 2012: Benjamin F. Perry (1805-1886) Greenville Mountaineer; Southern Patriot, Greenville 2012: Robert Ashe Pierce (1928-2007) The State, Columbia 2013: Col. Thomas Bissell Crews (1832-1911) The Laurensville Herald, Laurens 2014: John Miller (1744-1807) The South Carolina Gazette and Daily Advertiser 2015: Samuel A. Cothran (1915-2010) Aiken Standard and Review 2015: Wilton E. Hall (1901-1980) Anderson Independent 2016: Henry F. Cauthen Sr. (1901-1977) The State, The Columbia Record, The News & Courier 2018: Lewis Timothy (1699-1738) The South Carolina Gazette 2019: John C. Shurr (1947-2015) S.C. Associated Press Bureau Chief

If you have a Hall of Fame nominee, contact SCPA for eligibility and citation requirements.

Deadline: Dec. 6, 2019

ATTENDEES Nathaniel Abraham Carolina Panorama Columbia, SC Patricia Abraham Carolina Panorama Columbia, SC

Jill Baker Columbia, SC Barbara Ball The Voice of Blythewood Blythewood, SC

Bria Barton University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications, S.C. Press Association

Cheyenne Abrams CisternYard Media College of Charleston

Jim Baltzelle Associated Press St. Augustine, FL

Derrec Becker South Carolina Emergency Management Division Columbia, SC

Tanya Ackerman Coastal Observer Pawleys Island, SC

Pete Banko Georgetown Times Georgetown, SC

Josh Bell The Sun News Myrtle Beach, SC

Seanna Adcox The Post and Courier Charleston, SC

Mac Banks Fort Mill Times Fort Mill, SC

Jane Alford Carolina Gateway Indian Land, SC

Rebecca Banks Fort Mill, SC

Abbie Bennett Columbia Regional Business Report Columbia, SC

Judith Arendall CisternYard Media College of Charleston

James Barkley The Old Gold & Black Wofford College

Adam Benson Index-Journal Greenwood, SC

Jay Bender S.C. Press Association Columbia, SC

2018-2019 SCPA PRESIDENT

S.C. Press Association Proudly Honors

Jane Pigg for Her Service to the Palmetto State's Newspapers

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

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Lancaster Mayor John Howard calls South Carolina’s process for protesting municipal elections “ridiculous” and says the General Assembly needs to revamp the law, allowing more time to resolve contested elections.

“I don’t think there’s any doubt that something needs to be done. It needs to be looked

at,” said Howard, who cion in the nonpartisan serves on the Municipal District 3 race. BlackAssociation of South mon denied the chargCarolina Board of Dies. rectors. “That needs to After a hastily called happen.” three-hour hearing FriHoward was talking day afternoon, the Lanabout the election procaster County Election test filed last Thursday Howard Commission unaniby defeated Lancaster mously denied Harris’ City Councilwoman Jackie Har- protest. Howard said he’s conris. Harris alleged that her op- cerned that existing state codes ponent Linda Blackmon com- deny due process to municipal mitted fraud, bribery and coer- candidates.

State laws on municipal elections leave candidates very little time to present their allegations, or for that matter, to refute those allegations. Candidates have only a 48-hour window after polls close at 7 p.m. on Election Day to enter protests. The law then mandates that local election officials have another 48 hours to hold a hearing on the protest.

The county’s election commission has overseen all city of

Lancaster’s elections for several years.

“At one time, we had our own municipal election commission, but jumped on board with the county as a cost-saving measure,” Howard said.

A different set of guidelines allow more time to resolve protests of county and state elections, Howard said, and there’s no reason municipal elections deserve less time.

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An angst-ridden assassin e-mailed Bill Ardrey of Lancaster last week with a proposition.

I’ve been hired to kill you, says the hitman, who identifies himself as Ofra Vaizman. But I really don’t want to, and if you pay me enough to leave the country, you can live.

“I work for my boss Edwardo Sanchez of Hoalim Clan who’s a drug trafficker… and he has assigned me to kill you…. I cannot continue ANYMORE. I cannot kill ANY more lives because this is NOT the kind of life I’ve chosen to live.”

Vaizman’s e-mail, now part of a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report, says the killer has Ardrey’s photo, address and phone number, and that he is being watched. Vaizman says he assumes that Sanchez ordered his killing at the request of someone in Ardrey’s neighborhood.

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ix cats and four dogs from the Lancaster County Animal Shelter got a private flight Nov. 9 to their new home in East Hampton, New York.

The trip was a coordinated effort by animal rescue groups, a charitable pilot, the shelter and two Lancaster County Council members.

Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF) rescues pets from shelters of Southern states that don’t have strict spay and neuter

laws, which results in an overpopulation of animals. Lancaster Area Shelter Supporters (LASS) coordinated the recent trip with ARF. LASS member Arlene McCarthy organized the effort and has already planned another one for early 2017.

Lancaster shelter director Alan Williams praised the groups’ work.

“I think anytime we can get animals rescued from this shelter is great,” Williams said. “We are so small with space that the lives of these animals depend on rescue groups to move them out quickly.”

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Sun City Carolina Lakes’ developer has rejected Lancaster County’s demand that it secure a $3 million line of credit to handle storm-drain repairs before the county will take responsibility for all of the development’s roads.

In a Nov. 15 letter, Atlanta-based Pulte Group contends that under its 2005 development agreement, the county is clearly responsible for both the roads and the storm-water system at the massive Indian Land project.

The letter gives the county 10 days to accept the company’s position or face legal action.

Last month, County Attorney John Weaver sent a letter to Pulte Vice President Cisco Garcia, offering a five-year plan to resolve the decadelong dispute over the county taking on financial responsibility for the roads.

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Because of the country’s 18hour time difference, it was 2:43 a.m.

Monday there.

“There has, apparently, been a serious earthNorrell quake in Wellington,” Norrell said in the post. “We are in Rotorua, and it is the safest place possible for the circumstances.

“There is very little news on NZ television, so if you have any to share, I would deeply appreciate it,” she said.

Back home, husband Mitch Norrell said he heard about the earthquake “the best way possible,” when his wife called to tell him she was OK.

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New Zealand is about as far from Lancaster as one can get on the planet, but when a major earthquake struck the Pacific nation this week, Mandy Powers Norrell was there on a legislative trip.

The S.C. House District 44 representative from Lancaster was visiting Sunday morning when a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the country. She was on her third trip overseas with the American Council of Young Political Leaders exchange program.

Caught in an initial news blackout caused by the quake, Norrell sent a Facebook message to her friends about 8:43 a.m. Sunday asking what they were hearing about the natural disaster.

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A geothermal spring in Rotoura produces heat and steam due to friction of tectonic plates.

“There is both beauty and tragedy associated with being on the Pacific Ring of Fire fault line,” said Rep. Norrell.

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A state investigation of the Pageland Police Department’s top two officers has found “insufficient evidence to merit criminal prosecution” after one of their employees accused them of breaking into his home.

The S.C. attorney general’s office announced its finding Thursday after reviewing an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division into the actions of Police Chief Craig Greenlee and Capt. Dean Short.

The two have been on paid administrative leave since the

incident. Greenlee has worked at the PPD for just over a year.

Short was hired two months ago.

The Pageland Town Council has scheduled a closed session to discuss a personnel matter at today’s 7 p.m. meeting. Town Manager Cecil Kimrey said the agenda item was a placeholder as the town is awaiting the SLED

report.

SLED investigated the May 29 incident, in which Pageland police officer Brandon Roberts accused Greenlee and Short of breaking into his residence after he did not show up for a work shift.

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The Pageland Progressive Journal has a new leadership team.

Don Worthington is the new editor, and Jessica Blackmon is the new advertising consultant.

Worthington and Blackmon bring extensive editorial and marketing experience, respectively, and are committed to community journalism.

Worthington was recently the business editor at The Herald in Rock Hill. Before that he was the lead government and political reporter for the Fayetteville Meet our (N.C.) Observer and the new team Winchester (Va.) Star.

PAGE 2 He also has experience as a sports writer and editor, a columnist and a photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Maryland, Rhode Island and Virginia.

Blackmon, a native of Lancaster, has been a sales consultant for about four months. Prior to that she was in restaurant management.

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Kim Harrington, former editor of the Pageland Progressive Journal, has been honored for news-writing excellence among weekly newspapers owned by Landmark Community Newspapers.

The judges said Harrington’s first-place entry combined the “power of good sources and quotes with a to-thepoint narrative.”

The articles Harrington submitted were: a six-hour mara- HARRINGTON thon session by the Pageland Town Council over then-suspended Police Chief Larry Brown, the murder of Ternetha Bennett

by William Grant and then Grant’s suicide, and the discovery of Erica Parsons’ body near Mount Croghan. Parsons had been missing from Rowan County, N.C., for five years.

The piece on the town council’s executive session was just one of a series of stories Harrington wrote about Brown’s suspension and investigation by the S.C. Law Enforcement Division. Brown was investigated for a 2014 search of Brent Nicholson’s home on McGregor Street. At See AWARD | Page 5

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Sunday, July 1, marked ginning of Farrar Griggs year as pastor of Rocky Cr byterian Church on Johns near Jefferson.

On a normal Sunday would have been in the pul historic church. In 1903 members built a sanctuar Johnson Road site. The ch es its beginnings to about 1850, said Griggs.

But that Sunday, Griggs had arranged to stay at his home in Kannapolis, N.C., celebrating the day with four GR adult children, including Emily, who ha missionary in North Afric past 10 years.

Plans changed with a si message. “The church is o Father and daughter ju the car for the 90-minute U.S. 601, not knowing w would find in Jefferson. drove, Griggs scripted a s didn’t know if he woul preach. His daughter scri thoughts on a napkin.

They arrived to find Hall, the church’s fellowsh ing, on fire and the flames ing the sanctuary. Firefigh Sandhill and Hartsville fire departments battled the was Sandhill Fire Chief Catoe who discovered the called it in, Griggs said.

Later Griggs and his c tion learned that the fir about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, by a lightning strike. It s for several hours before er the fellowship hall named of Cornelius and Lucy Sim By 7 a.m. the fire was th fellowship hall roof and ne sanctuary. The roof of th ship hall collapsed, vinyl s either melted or warped was significant smoke da the sanctuary.

The damage is estimated million, said Griggs. The fe hall is a total loss, and the will have to be stripped to walls and rebuilt. Thankf Griggs, the church has insu But the church will be home for about nine mo said. This past Sunday th gation met at the home of members. Future services the Jefferson Community said Griggs. Bible study cl be held at members’ home When Griggs arrived church that Sunday, See FIRE

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