News earns third-place award for general excellence

  • Smith Communications Inc. General Manager Matt Smith (left) and President/CEO A. Mark Smith Sr. accepted nearly 50 awards on behalf of the company’s newspapers and magazines. CONTRIBUTED
    Smith Communications Inc. General Manager Matt Smith (left) and President/CEO A. Mark Smith Sr. accepted nearly 50 awards on behalf of the company’s newspapers and magazines. CONTRIBUTED

    An election year when national media outlets are questioned for objectivity reinforces the importance of locally owned media that bring community news to readers who are most affected in their cities and counties.

    Awards were presented during the Georgia Press Association convention in Jekyll Island over the weekend that highlight those local news efforts compared to other community newspapers acro…