Publishers
Earl and Carolyn Glenn
OUR
VISION:
To be the first choice for local news in DeKalb County. The first choice means being the first place the residents of DeKalb County go to find their local and community news.
To be the unbiased, county-wide voice of DeKalb County
OUR
MISSION:
To be the voice of unity for a culturally diverse county.
To seek-out and promote others in the community who share in our vision of unity; to showcase our differences while learning from these differences how together we can create a better DeKalb for all.
To be recognized as an exceptional leader in our community and to conduct all relationships with an emphasis on long-term mutual success and satisfaction, rather than short term gains.
To earn the trust and respect of our clients, elected officials, co-workers and subscribers as being a company of honesty, integrity, and responsibility.
To provide an environment of positive attitude and action to accomplish our vision by increasing positive feedback and recognition at all levels of the company.
To use our resources, knowledge, diversity and collective experience to create a commonly linked community. A community linked by the first choice for news, The Champion, in which all ethnic, business, and social groups are given equal representation and are treated fairly in all aspects of printed communication.
Publication No. 015405
The Champion is published each Thursday by ACE III
Communications, Inc., 114 New Street, Suite E., Decatur,
GA 30030. Phone (404) 373-7779. Periodicals Postage
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P. O. Box 1347, Decatur, GA 30031-1347.
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Champion staff at Georgia Press Association awards ceremony (from left) Chief Operating Officer John Hewitt, Publisher Carolyn Jernigan Glenn, Jackie Bryant, Andy Phelan, Travis Hudgons, Kathy Mitchell, Jovan Harris, Gale Horton Gay, Brian Egeston, Kemesha Hunt and Nigel Roberts.
Champion Newspaper honored with 14 awards
The Champion Newspaper walked away from the Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest with 14 awards, including five first-place plaques.
Held in Panama City Beach June 6, the awards ceremony involved first-, second- and third-place awards handed out to daily and weekly newspapers throughout the state.
Among the awards bestowed on The Champion and its staff were:
• First place, serious column, Kathy Mitchell
• First place, hard news, Andy Phelan
• First place, sports writing, Brian Egeston
• First place, religion coverage, Nigel Roberts
• First place, spot news photo, Travis Hudgons
• Second place, feature writing, Gale Horton Gay
The Champion also received second- and third-place honors for information graphics, community service, investigative reporting, hard news and general excellence. Publisher Carolyn Jernigan Glenn and 10 staff members from the editorial and legal advertising departments were on hand at the awards ceremony.
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