JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Augusta Good News won 18 awards including second place for General Excellence in Division F at the Georgia Press Association’s 138th annual convention at the Jekyll Island Club June 20.
Photographer Mike Adams won 11 awards, sweeping two categories— sports feature and sports — by winning first, second and third place. Publisher Charmain Z. Brackett received five awards while Ann Beth Strelec received one. The General Excellence Award went to the entire staff.
Adams’s photo from the Josey High School girls’ loss in the 2024 state championship game was the top sports feature photo with the judge commenting “The reaction just says heartbreak. The emotional expression in the image is top notch. Good catch.”
In the sports category, an out at the plate at an Augusta GreenJackets’ game won the top award…