The South Carolina Press Association held its annual meeting and awards from March 13-15, 2015 at the Marina Inn in Myrtle Beach. A number of awards were presented, including first place awards going to Aiken Standard, Maayan Schechter of Aiken Standard, and Teddy Kulmala of the Index-Journal. The schedule included speakers on topics like saving community journalism and the newsroom of the future. Social events included a kick-off BBQ party and awards dinner.

1. S.C. Press Association
Annual Meeting & Awards
MARCH 13-15, 2015 | THE MARINA INN | MYRTLE BEACH
presented by:

2. 2014 President’s Award for Excellence
& 2nd Place General Excellence
Aiken Standard
FirstPlace
MaayanSchechter
PublicNoticeJournalismAward
GovernmentBeatAward
TeddyKulmala
MaayanSchechter
Reporting-in-Depth
DerrekAsberry
BeatReporting
StephanieTurner
LifestyleFeatureWriting
EricRussell
SinglePageSportsDesign
DedeBiles
SpotNewsPhoto
MikeAdams
SportsFeaturePhoto
BillBengston
HumorousPhoto
SecondPlace
MichaelUlmer
E.A.RamsaurMemorialAward
forEditorialWriting
Staff
SpotNewsReporting
TeddyKulmala
BeatReporting
StephanieTurner
LifestyleFeatureWriting
HollyEllington
PageOneDesignPortfolio
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KyleSemones
SinglePageOneDesign
EricRussell
SinglePageSportsDesign
RobNovit
GeneralNewsPhoto
AmyBanton
PersonalityPhotoorPortrait
JamesGrigsby
GeneralNews/FeatureVideo
ThirdPlace
DedeBiles
EnterpriseReporting
PersonalityPhotoorPortrait
HumorousPhoto
TeddyKulmula
SeriesofArticles
MaayanSchechter
BeatReporting
MikeAdams-
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HonorableMention
DedeBiles
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GabiMarkovich
PageOneDesignPortfolio
HollyEllington
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DedeBiles
PersonalityPhotoorPortrait
TeddyKulmula
HumorousPhoto
JamesGrigsby
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FirstPlace
HollyEllington
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HollyEllington
SinglePageOneDesign(tie)
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HonorableMention
ScottRodgers
SeriesofArticles

3. Schedule of Events
BENDER
HENNINGER
Friday, March 13
3 p.m. – midnight News ContestWinners’Exhibits Open –MarinaInnPrefunctionArea
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting –CoralRoom,MarinaInn
6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Kick-Off BBQ Party –HistoricMyrtleBeachTrainDepot
Saturday, March 14
8 a.m. Registration, SponsorTables and News ContestWinners’Exhibits Open
MarinaInnPrefunctionArea
8 – 9:30 a.m. Past Presidents Breakfast –CoralRoom,MarinaInn
9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Saving Community Journalism with Penny Muse Abernathy
NautilusBallroomDE,MarinaInn
10:45 – 11 a.m. Book Signing with Penny Abernathy
Penny Muse Abernathy is author of Saving Community Journalism, which draws on cutting-edge research and analysis
to reveal pathways to transformation and long-term profitability. Offering practical guidance for editors and publishers,
Abernathy shows how newspapers can build community online and identify new opportunities to generate revenue.
Abernathy is a journalism professional with more than 30 years of experience as a reporter, editor and senior media
business executive. She became the Knight Chair of Journalism and Digital Media Economics in 2008, and specializes in
reinventing journalism and the business models that support it so that strong news organizations can thrive in the digital
media environment. As a senior business executive, Abernathy launched new enterprises and helped increase revenue
and profitability at some of the nation’s most prominent and digitally advanced news organizations and publishing
companies, including theWall Street Journal, the NewYorkTimes and the Harvard Business Review. She also has extensive
experience as a newspaper reporter and editor, working in communities large and small, rural and urban. Immediately
prior to joining the faculty at UNC, she was vice president of the media council at the Paley Center for Media. She earned
MBA and MS degrees from Columbia University, and has a BA in history from UNC at Greensboro.
11 – 11:50 a.m. Newsroom of the Future with Josh Awtry –NautilusBallroomDE,MarinaInn
Josh Awtry, executive editor ofThe Greenville News and Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times and vice president for news in
Gannett's Carolina region, will take you into the origins of Gannett's "Picasso Project." Awtry will talk about the problems
the initiative is trying to solve and the foundation it puts in place for "tail-kicking journalism" that matters in our towns.
Attendees will leave with more than just a clear understanding of this gutsy plan – there'll be tips and advice on how to
adapt pieces for your shop and measure its success.
11:50 – Noon SCPA Business Meeting & Election of Officers –NautilusBallroomDE,MarinaInn
Noon – 2:15 p.m. Weekly Newspaper & Associate Member Awards Luncheon
and Hall of Fame Presentation –NautilusBallroomABC,MarinaInn
1 – 5 p.m. One-on-One Design Evaluations with Ed Henninger – CoralRoom,MarinaInn
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Beer with Bender – NautilusBallroomDE,MarinaInn
Grab a drink from the bar (dutch treat) and join SCPA Attorney Jay Bender for a no holds barred discussion. In this
informal setting, you can talk to Jay, Bill and fellow SCPA members about anything that's on your mind. All general or
specific topics/questions are fair game, but of course we suspect the conversation will include at least some talk of open
government and first amendment issues.
6 - 7:30 p.m. President’s Reception – PrefunctionandLoggiaPatio,MarinaInn
7:30 – 9 p.m. Daily Newspaper Awards Dinner – NautilusBallroomABC,MarinaInn
9 p.m. – midnight Awards After Party – PoolBar,MarinaInn
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6. Donations may be made in remembrance
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or call (803) 750-9561 to make a gift with your credit card
In remembrance
with gratitude to
JOHN C. SHURR
SCPA FOI Chairman for 23 years
(1947-2015)

7. 2014 – 2015 Necrology
William Jackson "Jack" Ragsdale; April 4, 2014; Former Publisher, Easley Progress; S.C. Press Association
President, 1962
James H. "Hal" Zorn, Jr.; May 5, 2014; Former Governmental Affairs Editor and Writer, The Piedmont and
The State
Dean B. Livingston; May 20, 2014; Former Publisher and Managing Editor; The Times and Democrat;
Production Employee and Columnist, Orangeburg Observer; S.C. Press Association President, 1969; President
of the Frank Mundy Newspaper Foundation, 1982-1984
Phillip Jerue Babb; June 1, 2014; Former publisher and member of the Babb newspaper family
Addison Pierce "Add" Penfield, Jr.; June 25, 2014; Former Associate Managing Editor, Index-Journal; Former
Sports Writer, The State; Former News Editor, The People-Sentinel and Williston Way; Former General
Manager, Allendale News Leader
Thomas Newton "Tommy" Harbin; July 13, 2014; Feature Sales and Marketing, various S.C. small town
newspapers; S.C. Press Association Associate Member
Rick Bacon; Aug. 7, 2014; Regional Business Development Manager, The Cheraw Chronicle & The Chesterfield
Advertiser; Former publisher and regional publisher with CNI Newspapers Inc. and Heartland Publications;
Former S.C. Press Association Executive Committee Member
Henry James "Jimmie" Haynes; Sept. 13, 2014; Director of Network Sales, S.C. Newspaper Network; Former
Retail Advertising Manager, The State; Former Publisher, The Newberry Observer, Herald-Independent, and
Lexington Dispatch-News; Former S.C. Press Association Executive Committee Member
Anthony D. Morris, Sr.; Sept. 24, 2014; Former Publisher, The Berkeley Independent
Arthur Manigault Wilcox; Oct. 13, 2014; Former Editor, The News and Courier; Former Carrier, Reporter and
Editor, The Evening Post
Bunny S. Richardson; Dec. 31, 2014; Former City Editor, The Columbia Record; Former Assistant Managing
Editor, The State; Former S.C. Press Association Executive Committee Member
Amanda "Mandy" Criswell; Jan. 21, 2015; Designer, The Sun News; Former Copy Desk Editor, Index-Journal
Sue Garvin Howard; Jan. 13, 2015; Former Social Editor, Aiken Standard and Review
John Carter Shurr; March 1, 2015; S.C. Associated Press Bureau Chief, 1984-2007; S.C. Press Association FOI
Chair, 1986-2009
Jessie T. Smith; March 6, 2015; Co-founder of The Woodruff News

8. Samuel A. Cothran
1915-2010
Samuel Alexander Cothran’s journalism career cut a wide swath through South
Carolina.
He began his near 50-year career as a reporter in Greenwood at the Index-
Journal. He was a reporter, assistant city editor, city editor and managing editor
in Charleston at The News & Courier. He finished his career as publisher and
editor of the Aiken Standard, and chairman of the board and president of Aiken
Communications.
Cothran was a fine writer and precise editor. He had a sound sense for business
and a special touch for managing people.
Throughout his life and career, he was a principled and conscientious leader.
His work served to better the publications where he was employed and the
communities that they served.
Cothran was born in Laurens in 1915. He attended Davidson College, where he
was managing editor of The Davidsonian, and was a Cum Laude graduate of the
University of South Carolina.
As a college student, he served as a special correspondent for The Charlotte
Observer and did summer work at the Index-Journal in Greenwood.
In 1939, he joined the reporting staff of The News and Courier in Charleston.
As a young reporter, he secured an exclusive interview with presidential adviser
Bernard Baruch at the Hobcaw Barony.
His work in Charleston was soon interrupted by service in the U.S. Army
Infantry in the European Theater during World War II. He slept in Stonehenge to
avoid German bombings. And an early recognition of his leadership skills was his
promotion to lieutenant colonel while still in his 20s.
In 1945, he returned to The News and Courier and became assistant city editor,
city editor, and then managing editor in 1952. Cothran hired the first African
American reporter at The News & Courier. Indeed, Rudolph “Rudy” Pyatt was
the first black reporter to serve at any major newspaper in the South. The News
& Courier consistently led the state in Press Association awards. Also under his
leadership, The News & Courier published photos of the overhead wires at the Four
Corners of Law. That led to SCE&G placing the wires underground.
When Evening Post Publishing Company purchased the Aiken Standard and
Review in 1968, Cothran was chosen to head the operation. He was editor and
publisher, and chairman of the board and president of Aiken Communications.
He immediately set forth modernizing both the physical plant and the newspaper
operation of what is now the Aiken Standard.
Cothran oversaw the construction of the building where the newspaper is now
housed. And when the newspaper left its previous office for its new home, it also
converted from hot type to offset printing overnight.
Cothran’s task in Aiken was not an easy one. With a circulation of roughly 2,000,
the first month’s circulation revenues under his leadership were just $315. It took
just one roll of newsprint a day to print the paper. But when he retired in 1989, the
Aiken Standard had grown to 15,000 in paid circulation and had added a Sunday
edition.
In Aiken, Cothran also provided a strong voice for the community. His editorials
surrounding the need for a new hospital were controversial but also crucial to the
modernization of health care.
Health care in the community had been declared to be in a crisis state. The
existing county hospital was so antiquated that new physicians would not come to
practice in Aiken. Practices of the few existing doctors were so full that they could
not add new patients.
Cothran quickly perceived that because the eastern portion of the county was
close to health care in Columbia and the western close to Augusta health care that
any vote for taxes to fund another public hospital was doomed.
Many in the community did not want to hear that. But his consistent and
pointed editorials won the day for a private hospital to be approved. After the new
hospital was constructed, a significant volume of new physicians — and specialists
— flowed into Aiken.
Cothran’s mark with other endeavors is still felt in the community. He was
involved in several philanthropic, church and community organizations.
Cothran was a member of several professional organizations, including the S.C.
Press Association, the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and the National
Newspaper Association. He once served as president of the S.C. Associated Press
News Council.
In 1993, he was awarded the USC Aiken Distinguished Citizen Award. And
based on his strong influence both at the newspaper and in the community,
Cothran was named Aiken’s Man of the Year in 1989 by the Greater Aiken
Chamber of Commerce.
Cothran retired at age 73 in 1989. He died in January of 2010.
Hall
of
Fame
South Carolina
Press Association

9. Wilton E. Hall
1901-1980
Born March 11, 1901, in Starr, Wilton E. Hall attended the public
schools and Furman University. In 1924, Hall became editor and publisher
of the Anderson Independent, which he merged with the Anderson Daily
Tribune in 1925 to create the Anderson Independent-Tribune. The newspaper
resumed its original name, the Anderson Independent, in 1950.
From 1925 to 1928, Hall also published Blease’s Weekly, a newspaper
established to advance and publicize the political position of former
Governor and Senator Coleman Blease. In 1930, Hall bought the Anderson
Daily Mail, which was published Monday through Saturday afternoons. In
1935, he established radio station WAIM-AM.
From 1934 to 1938, he was chairman of the South Carolina Planning
Board and was appointed on November 20, 1944, as a Democrat to the
United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ellison D.
Smith. Hall served from November 20, 1944, to January 3, 1945, and was
not a candidate for election to the full term. He was succeeded by Olin
D. Johnston and resumed the newspaper publishing business as publisher
of the Anderson Independent and the Daily Mail of South Carolina. He
was president of the South Carolina Press Association in 1945. He was
also founder of television station WAIM-TV in 1953 and owner of radio
stations WAIM-AM and WCAC-FM and publisher of Quote Magazine.
On February 1, 1972, Hall sold both newspapers to Harte-Hanks, Inc.,
which later became Harte-Hanks Communications Inc.
Hall lived in Anderson until he died on Feb. 25,1980, and is buried at
Forest Lawn Memorial Park. His widow, Mary L. Hall, died in 1992.
Hall
of
Fame
South Carolina
Press Association

10. SCPA Hall of Fame
1973 1973 1974 1974
1974
1974 1975 1975 1975
Elizabeth
Timothy
(-1757)
South Carolina
Gazette
Francis W.
Dawson
(1840 - 1899)
The Charleston
Mercury; The
Charleston News;
The News and
Courier, Charleston
Narciso G.
Gonzales
(1858 - 1903)
The State,
Columbia; The
News and Courier,
Charleston;
Charleston Journal
of Commerce
Bony Hampton
Peace
(1874 - 1934)
Carolina Spartan,
Spartanburg; The
Greenville News;
Greenville Piedmont
Peter Timothy
(1721 - 1782)
South Carolina
Gazette
Aaron Smith
Willington
(1781 - 1862)
The Charleston
Courier
William Watts
Ball
(1868 - 1952)
The Evening Post,
Charleston; The
Greenville News;
Laurens Advertiser;
The News and
Courier, Charleston;
The State, Columbia
Arthur B
Jordan Sr.
(1876 - 1956)
The Dillon Herald
James Rion
McKissick
(1884 - 1944)
Times-Democrat,
Richmond, Va.; The
Greenville News;
Greenville Piedmont
1976
1976 1977 1978 1978 1979 1980 1980 1981
Hubert Graham
Osteen
(1870 - 1955)
Watchman and
Southron, Sumter;
Sumter Daily Item
Edward Hope
DeCamp
(1865 - 1952)
The Gaffney Ledger;
The State, Columbia
Arthur M.
Manigault
(1851 - 1924)
The Evening Post,
Charleston
Harold C.
Booker Sr.
(1888 - 1960)
Spartanburg Herald-
Journal; Greenville
Piedmont; The
Sumter Daily Item;
The Columbia
Record
Charles Oscar
Hearon
(1876 - 1959)
The Spartanburg
Herald; Herald,
Bristol, Va.; Times,
Richmond, Va.
Robert Lathan
(1881 - 1937)
The News and
Courier, Charleston;
The State,
Columbia; Asheville
(NC) Citizen;
1924 Pulitzer Prize
Winner
Tom O’Connor
(1902 - 1969)
Hampton County
Guardian; Allendale
County Citizen
Louis W. Cassels
(1921 - 1974)
United Press
International
Robert Craft
Peace
(1899 - 1968)
The Greenville News
1981
1982 1982 1983 1983 1983 1983 1984 1984
George A.
Buchanan
(1898 - 1976)
The Columbia
Record; Dean of
Journalism, USC
Robert M.
Hitt, Jr.
(1914 - 1968)
Bamberg Herald;
Charleston Evening
Post
W.W. Smoak
(1877 - 1947)
Press & Standard,
Walterboro
Wood Davidson
Grist
(1865 - 1925)
Yorkville Enquirer;
Atlanta Constitution
Hall Thomas
McGee
(1889 - 1963)
Charleston Evening
Post; The News and
Courier, Charleston
Edmund Adams
Ramsaur
(1925 - 1976)
The Greenville
News; Greenville
Piedmont
James Loyal
Sims
(1914 - 1962)
The Times and
Democrat,
Orangeburg
James Edward
Chaffin
(1913 - 1977)
The Index-Journal,
Greenwood
Ambrose Elliott
Gonzales
(1857 - 1926)
The State,
Columbia; The
News and Courier,
Charleston
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 67 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.
The S.C. Hall of Fame began in 1972 when SCPA President William L. Kinney Jr., of Bennettsville, acting on
a suggestion from Secretary-Manager Reid H. Montgomery, set in motion activities that led to the establishment of a S.C.
Press Association Hall of Fame. The first Hall of Fame inductees were presented at the SCPA Winter Meeting in 1973.
Honorees are chosen by the press association’s Hall of Fame committee. This year’s committee was comprised of John
Heath, retired from Beaufort Gazette; Tom McLean, retired from The State; Pat McNeely, retired from the University of South
Carolina's School of Journalism and Louis Sossamon, retired from The Gaffney Ledger.
Members
of Commerce
p
D C M i l B k S H
1984
William Elliott
Gonzales
(1866 - 1937)
The State, Columbia
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 71 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.
The S.C. Hall of Fame began in 1972 when SCPA President William L. Kinney Jr., of Bennettsville, acting on
a suggestion from Secretary-Manager Reid H. Montgomery, set in motion activities that led to the establishment of a S.C.
Press Association Hall of Fame. The first Hall of Fame inductees were presented at the SCPA Winter Meeting in 1973.
Honorees are chosen by the press association’s Hall of Fame committee. This year’s committee was comprised of John
Heath, retired from Beaufort Gazette; Tom McLean, retired from The State; Pat McNeely, retired from the University of South
Carolina's School of Journalism, Hubert Osteen of The Sumter Item and Louis Sossamon, retired from The Gaffney Ledger.

11. 1987 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1990
John Kelly Sisk
(1913 - 1980)
Greenville News-
Piedmont
Wilson William
Harris
(1889 - 1955)
The Clinton
Chronicle
William Light
Kinney
(1902 - 1983)
Marlboro
Herald-Advocate,
Bennettsville
Talbot Patrick
(1897 - 1980)
Chicago Evening Post;
The Goldsboro (NC)
News-Argus; The
Herald, Rock Hill
Frank Wilmore
Sossamon
(1887 - 1979)
The Gaffney Ledger
Paul S. League
(1920 - 1978)
The Lancaster News
Edward
Manigault
(1896 - 1983)
Charleston Evening
Post
Edd A. Burch
(1907 - 1985)
Greer Citizen
1993
Hubert Duvall
Osteen
(1904 - 1987)
The Item, Sumter
1987
Robert Melvin
Hitt
(1886 - 1963)
Bamberg Herald
1985 1985 1985 1986 1986 1986 1986 1986
William R.
Bradford Sr.
(1874 - 1957)
The Fort Mill Times;
The State, Columbia
Elbert Herman
Aull
(1857 - 1929)
The Newberry
Herald and News
Ernest Allen
Cutts
(1912 - 1980)
Charleston Evening
Post
Noah Graham
Osteen
(1843 - 1936)
The Item, Sumter
Phil Buchheit
(1907 - 1978)
Spartanburg Herald-
Journal
R. Frank Mundy
(1915 - 1982)
The Index-Journal,
Greenwood
Samuel L.
Latimer Jr.
(1891 - 1975)
The State, Columbia
Harry L. Watson
(1876 - 1956)
The Index-Journal,
Greenwood
1993 1995 1995 1996 1998 1998 1999 2002
Miles Benjamin
McSweeney
(1855 - 1909)
The Ninety-Six
Guardian; Hampton
County Guardian
Thomas
Pettigrew Davis
(1926 - 1990)
Georgetown Times
James A. Rogers
(1905 - 1990)
Florence Morning
News
William D.
Workman
(1914 - 1990)
The News and
Courier, Charleston;
The Greenville
News; The State,
Columbia
Joseph F. Smoak
(1936 - 1993)
The News and
Courier, Charleston;
Charleston Evening
Post
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
Reid H.
Montgomery
(1909 - 1993)
The State,
Columbia; The Item,
Sumter; Winthrop
College; University
of South Carolina;
South Carolina Press
Association
August Kohn
(1868 - 1930)
The News and
Courier, Charleston
2002
Annie Laurie
Mayer Kinney
(1902 - 1999)
The Marlboro
Herald AdvocateGuardian; Hampton Courier Charleston; Charle
2003 2005 2005 2007
Annie Howell
King
(1893 - 1973)
Aiken Standard
William E. Rone
(1926 - 1998)
The State, Columbia
Alfred B.
Williams
(1856 - 1930)
News and Courier,
Charleston
Dr. Robert
Wilson Gibbes
(1809 - 1866)
The South
Carolinian
2008
Felix Gregory de
Fontaine
(1834 - 1896)
Charleston Daily
Courier, The South
Carolinian; Daily
South Carolinian;
New York Herald
2009
Robert Quillen
(1887 - 1948)
Fountain Inn
Tribune
2010
Henry Timrod
(1829 - 1867)
Charleston Mercury
2011
Charles H.
Wickenberg Jr.
(1923-2004)
The State
2011
William
Gilmore Simms
(1806-1870)
Charleston City
Gazette, Daily South
Carolinian, The
Phoenix
2012
Robert Ashe
Pierce
(1928 - 2007)
The State, Columbia
2012
Peter Manigault
(1927 - 2004)
The News and
Courier, Charleston
2012
Benjamin F.
Perry
(1805 - 1886)
Greenville
Mountaineer;
Southern Patriot,
Greenville
2013
Col. Thomas
Bissell Crews
(1832-1911)
The Laurensville
Herald, Laurens
2014
John Miller
(1744-1807)
The South Carolina
Gazette and Daily
Advertiser
2015 2015
Samuel A.
Cothran
(1915-2010)
Aiken Standard
and Review
Wilton E. Hall
(1901-1980)
Anderson
Independent

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13. Attendees
Debbie Abels
The Herald Media Group
Rock Hill, SC
Harry Abernathy
Chapel Hill, NC
Penny Abernathy
Author, Saving Community
Journalism/Professor, UNC
Chapel Hill
Tanya Ackerman
Coastal Observer
Pawleys Island, SC
Pam Adamson
Clinton, SC
J.D. Alewine
Greenwood, SC
Mike Alexieff
Independent Mail
Anderson, SC
Ian Alford
Charleston, SC
Jane Alford
The Lancaster News/
Carolina Gateway
Lancaster, SC
Robert Anderson
The Horry Independent
Conway, SC
Fair Ariail
Spartanburg, SC
Robert Ariail
Herald Journal
Spartanburg, SC
Derrek Asberry
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
Josh Awtry
The Greenville News &
Asheville Citizen Times
Asheville, SC
Issac Bailey
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
Sharon Bailey
S.C. Press Association
Columbia, SC
Barbara Ball
The Independent Voice of
Blythewood and Fairfield
County
Blythewood, SC
Jim Baltzelle
The Associated Press
Miami, FL
Mac Banks
Fort Mill Times
Fort Mill, SC
Rebecca Banks
Fort Mill, SC
Bev Barfield
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Eric Barfield
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Grace Beahm
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Jennifer Becknell
Enquirer-Herald
York, SC
Jay Bender
S.C. Press Association
Jennifer Berry Hawes
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Charles Bierbauer
College of Mass Communications
& Information Studies, USC
Janet Blackmon-Morgan
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
Alan Blondin
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
Bart Boatwright
The Greenville News
Greenville, SC
Lyn Boatwright
Greenville, SC
Greg Booras
TownNews.com
Chaska, MN
Lynn Booras
Chaska, MN
Kate Bowers
Charleston, SC
Paul Bowers
Charleston City Paper
Charleston, SC
Vickey Boyd
MoultrieNews/GeorgetownTimes
Mt. Pleasant/Georgetown, SC
Derrick Bracey
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC

14. Attendees
Steven Bradley
The Journal
Seneca, SC
Aaron Brenner
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Jessica Brodie
S.C. United Methodist Advocate
Columbia, SC
Matt Brodie
S.C. United Methodist Advocate
Columbia, SC
Jasmine Brooks
Greenwood, SC
Angela Brown
Union, SC
Anna Brown
Union County News
Union, SC
Bobby Brown
Union, SC
Dan Brown
Summerville Communications
Summerville, SC
Robert Brown
Union, SC
Kerry Browning
Charleston, SC
P.J. Browning
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Jacqueline Bruce
Sumter, SC
Matthew Bruce
The Sumter Item
Sumter, SC
Dawn Bryant
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
Brad Buchanan
Newz Group
Columbia, MO
Mellnee Buchheit
The Greer Citizen
Greer, SC
Phil Buchheit
The Greer Citizen
Greer, SC
William Buchheit
The Greer Citizen
Greer, SC
Frank Bumb
Hickory Daily Record
Hickory, NC
Betsy Burkart
Rock Hill, SC
Jimmy Burns
Greenwood, SC
Judi Burns
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
Elizabeth Bush
Daniel Island News
Daniel Island, SC
Claire Byun
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
David Campbell
Rock Hill, SC
Billy Cannada
The Greer Citizen
Greer, SC
Shannon Cannada
Greer, SC
Leslie Cantu
Summerville Communications
Summerville, SC
Rick Carpenter
The Sumter Item
Sumter, SC
Vincent Caruso
Charleston, SC
Laura Caskey
The Lancaster News
Lancaster, SC
Scott Chancey
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
Duane Childers
News and Press
Darlington, SC
Denyse Clark
The Lancaster News
Lancaster, SC
Kristin Coker
The Times and Democrat
Orangeburg, SC

16. to the s.c. press association
award-winning journalists of
2014President’s Award for Excellence
FirstPlace
SecondPlace
ThirdPlace
HonorableMention
Grace Beahm
Robert Behre
Jennifer Berry Hawes
Chad Dunbar
Chris Hanclosky
Beth Harrison
Jeff Hartsell
Maureen Hartshorn
Amanda Kerr
Andrew Knapp
Andrew Miller
Allison Nugent-Caruso
Andy Paras
Warren Peper
Hanna Raskin
Gene Sapakoff
David Slade
Glenn Smith
Wade Spees
Paul Zoeller
The Staff of The Post and Courier
Feature Magazine: My Charleston
Sports Magazine: Tideline
Use of Twitter: Post and Courier Twitter
Integration of Print and Web Coverage: Till Death Do Us Part
The Staff of The Post and Courier
General Excellence
Public Service: Till Death Do Us Part
Judson Chapman Award: Till Death Do Us Part
Newspaper Website: postandcourier.com
Innovative Concept: Till Death Do Us Part
Investigative Reporting: Till Death Do Us Part
Use of Facebook: Post and Courier Facebook Page
Integration of Print and Web Coverage: Hurricane Hugo
Grace Beahm
Jennifer Berry Hawes
Tommy Braswell
Aaron Brenner
David Caraviello
Chad Dunbar
Gill Guerry
Chris Hanclosky
Brian Hicks
Andrew Knapp
Schuyler Kropf
Brandon Lockett
Elsa McDowell
Bo Petersen
Luke Reasoner
Cynthia Roldan
Lauren Sausser
David Slade
Glenn Smith
Warren L. Wise
Paul Zoeller
The Staff of The Post and Courier
Affiliated or Niche Website: charlestonscene.com
Integration of Print and Web Coverage: Election Day 2014
Grace Beahm
Robert Behre
Jennifer Berry Hawes
Aaron Brenner
Chis Hanclosky
Krena Lanham
Brandon Lockett
Adam Parker
Hanna Raskin
Luke Reasoner
Cynthia Roldan
Gene Sapakoff
David Slade
Wade Spees
Chris Tabakian
Paul Zoeller
Jennifer Berry Hawes
Leroy Burnell
Prentiss Findlay
Gill Guerry
Krena Lanham
Paul Zoeller
Individual First Place Winners:
Individual Second Place Winners:
Individual Third Place Winners:
Honorable Mention Winners:
Congratulations

17. lakewyliepilot.com fortmilltimes.com enquirerherald.com
The Herald Media Group applauds our outstanding journalists
who shine light every day on the people and happenings in
York, Chester and Lancaster counties.
Mac Banks
Jennifer Becknell
Anna Douglas
Andrew Dys
Shannon Greene
Michael Harrison
Bristow Marchant
John Marks
Bret McCormick
Jonathan McFadden
Catherine Muccigrosso
Dan O'Mara
Paul Osmundson
Jeff Sochko
Rachel Southmayd
Karen Tomas
James Werrell
Don Worthington

18. Attendees
Ron Coker
Orangeburg, SC
John Constantino
Florida Sun Printing
Callahan, FL
Veasey Conway
Morning News
Florence, SC
Dan Cook
Free Times
Columbia, SC
Cecile Cothran
Hall of Fame Honoree’s Family
Aiken, SC
Perrin Cothran Conrad
Hall of Fame Honoree’s Family
Aiken, SC
Jennifer Craig
Nashville, TN
Kevin Craig
Athlon Media Group
Nashville, TN
Rylee Craig
Nashville, TN
Judy Criswell
Myrtle Beach, SC
Paul Criswell
Myrtle Beach, SC
Gwinn Davis
Gwinn Davis Photos
Simpsonville, SC
Michelle Davis
The Colletonian
Walterboro, SC
Raymond Davis
The Colletonian
Walterboro, SC
Sue Detar
Daniel Island News
Daniel Island, SC
Brad Dickerson
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber
of Commerce
Glenn Donaghy
Greenwood, SC
St. Claire Donaghy
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
Anna Douglas
The Herald
Rock Hill, SC
Michaele Duke
The News
Kingstree, SC
Chad Dunbar
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Billy Dunlap
Independent Mail
Anderson, SC
Kimberly Dunlap
Anderson, SC
Jo Anna Eason
The Moultrie News
Charleston, SC
Patricia Edwards
Civitas Media
Newberry, SC
Holly Ellington
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
Scott Farrand
School of Journalism and Mass
Communications, USC
Doug Fisher
School of Journalism and Mass
Communications, USC
Bill Fox
The Greenville News
Greenville, SC
Jennifer Fox
Greenville, SC
Nathaniel Frederick
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Corey Friedman
The Cheraw Chronicle
Cheraw, SC
Don Fujiwara
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Seth Gadsden
Columbia, SC
Heather Gale
Myrtle Beach, SC

19. Attendees
Randy Garner
The Cheraw Chronicle
Cheraw, SC
Greta Garvin
Myrtle Beach, SC
Todd Garvin
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
Daniel Gaton
Charleston, SC
Laura Gaton
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Ashley Ghere
TheIndependentVoiceof
BlythewoodandFairfield County
Blythewood, SC
Shane Goranson
Greenwood, SC
Donna Gottschall
Union, SC
Austin Grant
Seneca, SC
Nathan Gray
Independent Mail
Anderson, SC
Jarad Greene
S.C. Press Association
Columbia, SC
Julie Greene
Rock Hill, SC
Shannon Greene
The Herald
Rock Hill, SC
Taylor Griffith
Georgetown Times
Georgetown, SC
James Grigsby
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
Simone Grigsby
Aiken, SC
Vicki Grooms
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
Jake Grove
Independent Mail
Anderson, SC
Stella Grove
Anderson, SC
Victoria Guest
Anderson, SC
Deborah Gump
Carolina Reporter
Columbia, SC
Gregg Hampton
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
Kelley Hampton
Greenwood, SC
Melissa Hanna
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
Kim Harrington
Pageland Progressive Journal
Lancaster, SC
Beth Harrison
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Michael Harrison
Fort Mill Times
Fort Mill, SC
Lee Harter
The Times and Democrat
Orangeburg, SC
Pam Harter
Orangeburg, SC
Alan Hawes
Charleston, SC
Ashley Heffernan
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Tyler Heffernan
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Ed Henninger
Henninger Consulting
Rock Hill, SC
Ken Herron
Lancaster, SC
Lindsay Hickman
Carolina Forest Chronicle
Myrtle Beach, SC
Julie Holcombe
The Greer Citizen
Greer, SC
Scott Holcombe
Greer, SC
Ann Howey
Lancaster, SC
Robert Howey
The Lancaster News
Lancaster, SC
Kate Hruby
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
John Huff
Independent Mail, retired
Anderson, SC
Scott Hunter
Aiken Standard, retired
Aiken, SC
Ashley Jenkins
Chester, SC
Mary Jenkins
Chester, SC
Travis Jenkins
The News & Reporter
Chester, SC
Frank Johnson
Summerville Communications
Summerville, SC
Grady Johnson
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Jennifer Johnston
Daniel Island News
Daniel Island, SC
Maddy Jones
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC

20. Foundation
SMOAKBUSINESSSERIES
visitscpress.orgtofindoutmoreabout
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The S.C. Press Association Foundation is kicking off an exciting new training series that will
provide low-cost training to SCPA members interested in learning more about newspaper
business topics. The series, named in remembrance of Joe Smoak, longtime vice president
and general manager of The Evening Post Co. in Charleston, will cover a variety of topics
including audience development, event marketing,
leadership, HR, business and finance basics and more.
Penny Abernathy's Annual Meeting session on revenue
generation and pathways long-term profitability is the
first session of the Smoak Series.
Smoak Business Series Sessions Coming Up:
• Local Media Association Advertising Revenue
Summit, May 8
• Carrier Law and Labor Relations Summit with
Mike Zinser, August 7

21. Attendees
Ethan Joyce
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
Don Kausler
Morning News
Florence, SC
Amanda Kelley
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
David Kellin
Pageland Progressive Journal
Pageland, SC
Janet Kerrigan
Myrtle Beach, SC
Michelle Kerscher
Gay Dolphin Gift Cove
Myrtle Beach, SC
Kurt Knapek
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Patty Kraft
Myrtle Beach, SC
Teddy Kulmala
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
Pam Kylstra
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Cindy Lee
Chaska, MN
Roger Lee
TownNews.com
Chaska, MN
Anna Lesley
Coastal Observer
Pawleys Island, SC
Jason Lesley
Coastal Observer
Pawleys Island, SC
Vic MacDonald
The Clinton Chronicle
Clinton, SC
Andrew Macke
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
Jen Madden
S.C. Press Association
Columbia, SC
Jeremi Madden
Columbia, SC
Bristow Marchant
The Herald
Rock Hill, SC
Jane Mattingly
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Fitz McAden
Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette
Hilton Head Island, SC
Jill McAden
Hilton Head Island, SC
Bret McCormick
The Herald
Rock Hill, SC
Angie McEldowney
Greenville, SC
Mykal McEldowney
The Greenville News
Greenville, SC
Jonathan McFadden
The Herald
Rock Hill, SC
Laura McKenzie
Barnwell Newspaper Group
Barnwell, SC
Ned McKenzie
Barnwell, SC
Mike McLaughlin
NEWSCYCLE Solutions
Bloomington, MN
Danielle McLeod
The Colletonian
Walterboro, SC
Reaves McLeod
The Colletonian/ McLeod Fraser
& Cone LLC
Walterboro, SC
Mike McMillan
Independent Mail
Anderson, SC
Pat McNeely
Retired, School of Journalism
Columbia, SC
Andrew Miller
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Betsy Miller
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
John Monk
The State
Columbia, SC
David Moody
Civitas Media
Newberry, SC
Barry Moore
The Press and Standard
Walterboro, SC
Jaime Moore
Charleston, SC

22. Attendees
Terry Moore
Charleston, SC
April Morris
Greenville Journal
Greenville, SC
Greer Morrison
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Betty Moses
Myrtle Beach Herald
Myrtle Beach, SC
Sharon Mullins
Anderson, SC
Stephen Mullins
Independent Mail
Anderson, SC
Carolyn Murray
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
Jessica Nelms
The Journal
Seneca, SC
Rick Nelson
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Ettie Newlands
Carolina Forest Chronicle
Myrtle Beach, SC
Richard Newlands
Myrtle Beach, SC
Allison Nugent-Caruso
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Charlie Nutt
Free Times
Columbia, SC
Sharyn O’Briant
Aiken, SC
Tim O’Briant
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
Andrew O’Byrne
Aiken Leader
Wagener, SC
Bill O’Connor
Myrtle Beach, SC
Trisha O’Connor
SCPA FOI Chair
Myrtle Beach, SC
Guynn O’Dare
Myrtle Beach, SC
Tom O’Dare
Myrtle Beach Herald
Myrtle Beach, SC
Dan O’Mara
The Herald
Rock Hill, SC
Paul Osmundson
The Herald
Rock Hill, SC
Jack Osteen
The Sumter Item
Sumter, SC
Kyle Osteen
The Sumter Item
Sumter, SC
Susan D. Osteen
Sumter, SC
SusanW. Osteen
Sumter, SC
Andy Owens
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Andy Paras
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Doug Pardue
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Judy Pardue
Charleston, SC
Bobby Parker
Gaffney, SC
Laura Parker
The Gaffney Ledger
Gaffney, SC
Maggie Parsons
Chester, SC
Nancy Parsons
The News & Reporter
Chester, SC
Jennifer Perry
Manning, SC
Joe Perry
Manning Times
Manning, SC
Jenny Peterson
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC

23. Attendees
Nicole Pioli Smith
Myrtle Beach, SC
Buz Plyler
Myrtle Beach, SC
Bill Poovey
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Miriam Poovey
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Connie Powell
Gaffney, SC
Gary Powell
Gaffney, SC
Greg Powell
Gaffney, SC
Scott Powell
The Gaffney Ledger
Gaffney, SC
Maya Prabhu
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
Yvonne Prabhu
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
Ellen Priest
Aiken Standard and
The North Augusta Star
Aiken, SC
Jeff Priest
Aiken, SC
Mitch Pugh
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Jana Pye
News and Press
Darlington, SC
Elizabeth Quackenbush
College of Mass Communications
and Information Studies, USC
Guy Reel
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Alanna Ritchie
S.C. Newspaper Network
Columbia, SC
Greg Robbins
Greenville, SC
Adrian Robertson
Waccamaw Publishers
Conway, SC
Cheryl Robertson
Waccamaw Publishers
Conway, SC
Stephen Robertson
Waccamaw Publishers
Conway, SC
Steve Robertson
Waccamaw Publishers
Conway, SC
Tami Rodgers
The News
Kingstree, SC
Karen Rodman
Columbia, SC
Bill Rogers
S.C. Press Association
Columbia, SC
B-Linda Rogers
Columbia, SC
Debra Rogers
Raleigh, NC
Tim Rogers
The Associated Press
Raleigh, NC
Kathy Ropp
The Horry Independent
Conway, SC
Susan Rowell
The Lancaster News
Lancaster, SC
Janice Ruinard
Anderson, SC
Ken Ruinard
Independent Mail
Anderson, SC
Eric Russell
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
Gene Sapakoff
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Annie Savely
Columbia, SC
Randall Savely
S.C. Newspaper Network
Columbia, SC

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25. Attendees
Maayan Schechter
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
Danny Schopfer
Summerville, SC
Sandy Schopfer
The Post and Courier/
Summerville Communciations
Charleston, SC
Hank Schulte
Retired,USCSchoolofJournalism
Vero Beach, FL
Jamie Self
The State
Columbia, SC
Kyle Semones
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
Bob Simmonds
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
Yvonne Simmonds
Greenwood, SC
Scott Simmons
Greenville, SC
Susan Simmons
Greenville Journal
Greenville, SC
David Slade
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Christie Slocum
The Colletonian
Walterboro, SC
Jeff Slocum
Walterboro, SC
Glenn Smith
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Kitty Smith
Charleston, SC
Michael Smith
Carolina Forest Chronicle
Myrtle Beach, SC
Taylor Smith
S.C. Press Association
Columbia, SC
Rachel Southmayd
The Herald
Rock Hill, SC
Andrew Sprague
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Clayton Stairs
Georgetown Times
Georgetown, SC
Mark Stevens
Georgetown Times
Georgetown, SC
Brantley Strickland
Walterboro, SC
John Strickland
Newberry, SC
Kasie Strickland
Civitas Media
Newberry, SC
Charles Swenson
Coastal Observer
Pawleys Island, SC
Sarah Swillen
Newberry, SC
MorreyThomas
News and Press
Darlington, SC
PamThomas
Darlington, SC
MarkThompson
Florida Sun Printing
Callahan, FL
LarryTimbs
Emeritus Associate Professor
Winthrop University,
BrianTolley
Island Packet/Beaufort Gazette
Hilton Head Island, SC
PamTolley
Hilton Head Island, SC
ClayTomas
Fort Mill, SC
KarenTomas
Fort Mill Times
Fort Mill, SC
ChrisTrainor
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
ChristinaTrainor
Greenwood, SC
DrewTripp
Walterboro, SC
StephanieTurner
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
Michael Ulmer
Aiken Standard
Aiken, SC
SammyVerdino
Columbia, SC
JonathanVickery
The People-Sentinel
Barnwell, SC
SteveWagenlander
Summerville Communications
Summerville, SC
RichardWalker
The Times and Democrat
Orangeburg, SC
RoseWalker
Orangeburg, SC
HeatherWalters
The Colletonian
Walterboro, SC
RobertWalton
Herald Journal
Spartanburg, SC
DustinWaters
The Moultrie News
Charleston, SC
MarkWebster
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach, SC
AnnaWhite
Mt. Pleasant, SC

26. j. reaves mcleod
843.549.2516 • jrm@mfclawfirm.com
S.C. Press Association proudly honors
for his service to
South Carolina newspapers
MORREY THOMAS
2014-2015 SCPA President
News and Press
Darlington
MORREY THOMAS

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S.C. Press Association Office!
Whether you’re planning one large meeting, a small
discussion group or a multi-topic conference, the South
Carolina Press Association is the right choice for you!
We are located on Bush River Rd. of Columbia, near
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RichardWhiting
Index-Journal
Greenwood, SC
WendyWhiting
Greenwood, SC
BrianWhitmore
Union County News
Union, SC
RyanWilcox
SC Biz News
Mt. Pleasant, SC
GrahamWilliams
Union County News
Union, SC
EdWilson
Waccamaw Publishers
Conway, SC
WarrenWise
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
SullyWitte
The Moultrie News
Charleston, SC
Jeff Zehr
Herald Journal
Spartanburg, SC
Lana Zehr
Spartanburg, SC
Chris Zoeller
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
Paul Zoeller
The Post and Courier
Charleston, SC
No charge for SCPA members to use space

28. Your Staff at S.C. Press Association & S.C. Newspaper Network
Bill, Jen, Randall, Alanna, Sharon, Jarad, Lacey, Donna, Cathy, Jay, Taylor & Marlene
THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO EVERY DAY FOR THE
CITIZENS OF THE PALMETTO STATE. WE'RE SO
PROUD TO CALL YOU OUR MEMBERS!
We raise our glasses to you!We raise our glasses to you!

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Award: ________________________________________________________________
All prices include tax and shipping. Orders typically take two to three weeks.
Questions? Call Jen at (803) 750-9561 or e-mail jmadden@scpress.org
Please return this completed form with payment to:
P.O. Box 11429 • Columbia, SC 29211 OR Fax: (803) 551-0903
2nd
and 3rd
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2nd
and 3rd
Plaque Bases
Order before or at the annual Meeting
and pay only $15 per base.
Order after Annual Meeting and the
cost is $20 per base.
BEFORE MARCH 5: _____ Base(s) x $15 = $ ________
AFTER MARCH 5: _____ Base(s) x $20 = $ ________
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Contact: _______________________________________________ Newspaper: ____________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________ City: ________________________ State: ______ Zip: _________
Phone: _____________________ E-mail: __________________________________
Winner: _______________________________________________________________
Newspaper: ____________________________________________________________
Award: ________________________________________________________________
Winner: _______________________________________________________________
Newspaper: ____________________________________________________________
Award: ________________________________________________________________

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31. Welcomes the
2015 SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION
T H E M Y R T L E B E AC H A R E A C H A M B E R O F CO M M E R C E
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