EDITORIAL: Thank you for allowing us to bring local journalism into your homes

Published 4:41 pm Monday, June 26, 2023

The Union-Recorder earned first place honors in two categories at the 136th annual Georgia Press Association convention held earlier this month.

Recognitions went to Milledgeville Scene’s 2022 Women’s Issue received first place award for best ‘Magazine Themed Issue’ in the weekly division in the GPA Better Newspaper Contest. Sports Editor Matthew Brown of The Union-Recorder won first place for ‘Sports Feature Story’ in Division C.

This recognition highlights the caliber of local journalism that is our focus, and while we are appreciative of this statewide recognition, we appreciate delivering this quality of work to you — our readers.

In all, GPA presented 490 awards in 46 categories to 61 newspapers all across Georgia. The Union-Recorder qualified in weekly Division C — newspapers circulating 3,800 to 15,000 prints per publication.

The Milledgeville Scene Women’s Issue featured stories highlighting local women within community, from the Baldwin County Regional Airport encouraging young women in aviation to Milledgeville’s first female mayor, Mary Parham-Copelan. The publication also focused on the women taking on leadership and government roles within the community and included a feature story on new Georgia College & State University President Cathy Cox.

Out of the three articles, Brown’s article “Pickleball growing in Milledgeville” stood out the most among all the entries for best Sports Feature in division C. His story called attention to the Milledgeville Pickleball Club and the popularity of the sport within the U.S.

We enjoy bringing stories into your homes and for highlighting the local community. That you for reading our newspaper and our magazine publications each day online and in print.

We are honored to receive this recognition and we are honored that you chose us to be a small part of your lives throughout our coverage in this community.

Thank you for reading and thank you for supporting community journalism.