Record Places in Five State Categories

At the Texas Press Association’s annual convention in Round Rock last week, The Fayette County Record won five awards in the Better Newspaper Contest. Judging was done by members of the Oregon Press Association and was for work done during the 2022 calender year. The Record won: First Place in Public Notice reporting, for work by Regina Keilers, Andy Behlen and Jeff Wick chronicling the public response to a proposed hydrogen plant in La Grange.

Third Place in General Excellence in which entire newspaper editions are judged as a whole.

Fourth Place in Sports Coverage for multiple sports sections.

Fourth Place in Sports Photography for work done by Stephanie Steinhauser and Jeff Wick Fourth Place in column writing for entries written by Jeff Wick.