Dispatch columnist Slim Smith took home two first place awards at the 2015 Louisiana-Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors Awards. The awards were presented May 7 in Hattiesburg.
Smith won first place in the personal columns and editorials categories, the only two categories he entered.
Smith competed in Division III of the contest and was up against writers from papers including the Hattiesburg American, The (Houma, La.) Courier, McComb Enterprise Journal, The Vicksburg Post, The Natchez Democrat and The Meridian Star.
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