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The Valley Times-News won numerous awards through the Alabama Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.

The winners of the contest were announced last week. The VTN competes in Division B of the APA contest. A total of 98 publications took part and 2,921 entries were submitted.

The contest was judged by the Mississippi Press Association.

The VTN won first place for best editorial page or section, which included an editorial titled “Raises needed in Lanett, but realistic ones.”

The VTN also placed second for best local news coverage and second for best news feature story coverage for “Champions,” a feature on the Dixie Youth World Series team from Valley.

The VTN also won second place for best news feature story coverage.

Dustin Duncan won third place for best feature story coverage for “Meet the Robinsons.”

“I’m proud of our staff for receiving these awards from the Alabama Press Association, which shows the caliber of work we’re capable of a daily basis. A lot of people work hard every day to produce this newspaper, and it’s nice to see that work judged as some of the best in our state,” said Publisher Daniel Evans. “At the same time, while awards are nice, our main focus remains on contributing top-notch news coverage to the Valley community.”