The Commercial Dispatch took home 16 state awards over the weekend, including third place in the overall advertising excellence category for daily papers with circulation above 9,000.
The awards were presented at a Saturday luncheon during the Mid-Winter Conference for the Mississippi Press Association at the Hilton Hotel in Jackson.
Catfish Alley editor Stacy Clark and Dispatch staff took first place for the 5-year-old magazine. Magazines were judged on the design and presentation of the ads
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