Suffolk News-Herald won the 2023 Advertising Sweepstakes award for excellence in advertising from the Virginia Press Association’s annual awards banquet in Charlottesville on May 4. In addition, SNH earned 23 individual and staff awards in the news and advertising contest for entries published between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2023.
The banquet, an annual statewide gathering of journalists and advertising professionals, was held at The Omni Charlottesville Hotel in Charlottesville.
The newspaper competes in the VPA’s Non-Daily 4 category against some of Virginia’s largest weekly publications. The awards were judged by journalists and advertising professionals from Missouri.
Our page designer, Jen Jaqua, received nine of the 23 awards, including three individual first-place nods and one she shared with our staff reporter James Robinson.
Publisher Lindsay Richardson also won two first-place awards, one in the Food and Drug advertising category.
Troy Cooper, the designer of our Suffolk Living magazine, received a first-place award for Design and Presentation. The magazine won three awards in total.
Below is a list of the winning entries.
First Place
| Food and Drug | First Place | Lindsay Richardson |
| Informational Graphics | First Place | Jen Jaqua |
| Member Self-Promotion | First Place | Jen Jaqua |
| Photo-Illustration | First Place | Jen Jaqua, James Robinson |
| Slideshow or Gallery | First Place | Jen Jaqua |
| Special Sections (standalone section non-slick cover) | First Place | Lindsay Richardson, Mitzi Lusk |
Second Place
| Food and Drug | Second Place | Lindsay Richardson |
| General News Writing | Second Place | James Robinson, Ed Pugh |
| Home and Garden | Second Place | Lindsay Richardson |
| Illustrations | Second Place | Jen Jaqua |
| Informational Graphics | Second Place | Jen Jaqua |
| Lifestyles | Second Place | Lindsay Richardson |
| Personality or Portrait Photo | Second Place | James Robinson |
| Picture Story or Essay | Second Place | Jen Jaqua |
| Small Space Ads | Second Place | Lindsay Richardson |
| Special Sections or Special Editions | Second Place | Jen Jaqua, James Robinson |
Third Place
| Feature Series or Continuing Story | Third Place | James Robinson |
| General Make-Up | Third Place | Jen Jaqua |
| Informational Graphics | Third Place | Jen Jaqua |
| Real Estate | Third Place | Lindsay Richardson |
| Slideshow or Gallery | Third Place | Ed Pugh |
| Sports Writing Portfolio | Third Place | Matthew Hatfield |
Below is a list of Suffolk Living Magazine awards
First Place
| Design and Presentation | First Place | Troy Cooper |
Second Place
| Professional Services (medical and healthcare-related only) | Second Place | Lindsay Richardson |
Third Place
| Education, Churches, and Organizations | Third Place | Lindsay Richardson |
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