× Expand Photo by Jon Anderson The Hoover Sun won seven first-place awards in the 2023 Alabama Press Association's Media Awards competition. The Hoover Sun captured seven first-place awards at the Alabama Press Association’s 2023 Media Awards competition this year, which culminated with a banquet at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach on Saturday night. In addition to the seven first-place awards, the Hoover Sun also had one second-place finish and six third-place awards in the 2023 competition, which involved work published in 2022. The Hoover Sun competes in the Alabama Press Association’s Division E, which includes associate member newspapers and free circulation products. The Vestavia Voice won the General Excellence Award and Advertising Sweepstakes Award (the two top awards) for Division E. Starnes Media papers came home from Orange Beach with another 30 first-place awards, 21 second-place awards and 17 third-place awards.

Source: Daily Sun June 26, 2023 06:47 UTC