The North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) held its annual awards ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 27, and the Cherokee One Feather garnered a total of nine awards. Reporter Scott McKie Brings Plenty won eight awards in the 2013 Best Ad Contest and one award in the 2013 News, Editorial, and Photojournalism Contest. Overall, he was won 16 NC Press Awards since the paper joined NCPA in 2009.
He won in Division A in the following categories:
• 1st Place, Best Newspaper Promotion ad
• 1st Place, Best Color Apparel, Jewelry, and Accessories ad
• 1st Place Best Innovative Concept/Wild Care ad
• 1st Place Best Use of Color in an ad
• 2nd Place Best Use of Color in an ad
• 2nd Place Best Motor Vehicle ad
• 3rd Place Best Motor Vehicle ad
• 3rd Place Best Use of Humor in an ad
• 3rd Place General Excellence Website
– One Feather staff report
