JACKSON — The DAILY LEADER’s advertising, graphics andproduction departments shared in 26 awards given Saturday by theMississippi Press Association, including first place in AdvertisingExcellence, Daily Division, below 9,000 circulation.

The newspaper also won the prestigious Best Print Quality Award,beating out all other newspapers in Mississippi.

“We are proud of these achievements,” said Publisher BillJacobs. “We have some very talented people working in thesedepartments, and they deserve these honors. I am especially proudthat some of these awards were given in competition against all theother papers in the state.”

Other awards earned The DAILY LEADER at the Mid-WinterConference:

* Best Grocery Advertisement — Black andWhite/Daily Division C – Below 9,000; Third Place, Sandra Nettlesand Jina King-Kitchens.

* Best Political Advertisement — Black andWhite/Daily Division C – Below 9,000; First Place, Sandra Nettlesand Jina King-Kitchens.

* Best Institutional Advertisement — One orMore Spot Colors/Daily Division C – Below 9,000; First Place,Jimmie Cain and Jina King-Kitchens.

* Best Grocery Advertisement — One or MoreSpot Colors/All Dailies; First Place, Glynna Broxson.

* Best Political Advertisement — One or MoreSpot Colors/ All Dailies; First Place, Jimmie Cain and JinaKing-Kitchens.

* Best Automobile Advertisement — One or MoreSpot Colors/Daily Division C – Below 9,000; Second Place, GlynnaBroxson and Denise Hart.

* Best Use of Process Color –Institutional/Daily Division C – Below 9,000; Third Place, SandraNettles and Jina King-Kitchens.

* Best Use of Process Color –Institutional/Daily Division C – Below 9,000; Honorable Mention,Glynna Broxson and Denise Hart.

* Best Use of Process Color — Political/DailyDivisions B and C – Below 20,000; Second Place, Glynna Broxson andDenise Hart.

* Best Use of Process Color — Political/DailyDivisions B and C – Below 20,000; Third Place, Jimmie Cain and JinaKing-Kitchens.

* Best Use of Process Color — Automobile/DailyDivision C – Below 9.000; Second Place, Sandra Nettles and JinaKing-Kitchens.

* Best Small Space Ad/Daily Division C – Below 9,000;Second Place, Glynna Broxson and Jina King-Kitchens.

* Best Section or Edition Dedicated to an EditorialTopic/Daily Division C – Below 9,000; First Place.

* Best Series of Ads/Daily Division C – Below 9,000;Second Place, Glynna Broxson and Jina King-Kitchens.

* Best Theme Page/Daily Division C – Below 9,000; FirstPlace, Holly Slay.

* Best Classified Page or Section/Daily Division C -Below 9,000; Third Place, Holly Slay.

* Best Display Classified Ad/Daily Division C – Below9,000; First Place, Sandra Nettles and Denise Hart.

* Best House Ad — Circulation/All Dailies;First Place, Laura Gary and Denise Hart.

* Best House Ad — Circulation/All Dailies;Second Place, Laura Gary and Denise Hart.

* Best House Ad — Circulation/All Dailies;Third Place, Laura Gary and Denise Hart.

* Best House Ad — Retail Advertising/AllDailies – Above 20,000; First Place, John Lowman.

* Best House Ad — Retail Advertising/AllDailies – Above 20,000; Honorable Mention, Jina King-Kitchens.

* Best Overall Newspaper Promotion/All Dailies; ThirdPlace, Jina King-Kitchens and Staff.

* Best Niche Publication/All Dailies; SecondPlace.