For community newspapers with a circulation above 10,000, The Chapel Hill News won the following awards from the North Carolina Press Association.2008 NCPA EDITORIAL CONTESTSports Column -- 1st Place
Etcetera
William Elliott Warnock, The Chapel Hill News
Editorial Page -- 2nd Place
Opinion
Staff , The Chapel Hill News
Feature Writing 2nd Place
Moment of truth
Meiling Arounnarath, The Chapel Hill News
Editorials -- 3rd Place
No arms; Town; Tensions
Dave Hart, The Chapel Hill News
Headline Writing -- 3rd Place
Cane; Egan; Cat's cradle
Mark Schultz, The Chapel Hill News
2007 NCPA EDITORIAL CONTESTAppearance and Design 1st Place
Molly ODay and Carolyn Webb, The Chapel Hill NewsEditorial Page -- 1st Place
November 5, 12 & 26, 2006
Staff, The Chapel Hill News
Profile Feature -- 1st Place
Feed the people
Leah Friedman, The Chapel Hill News
News Feature Writing -- 3rd Place
Borrowed time
Emily Matchar, The Chapel Hill News
2006 NCPA EDITORIAL CONTESTNews Enterprise Reporting -- 1st Place
Down on the corner
Jesse James DeConto, The Chapel Hill NewsLiteracy Feature -- 3rd Place
Respect
Mark Schultz, The Chapel Hill NewsPhoto Page -- 3rd Place
The Year in Pictures
Staff, The Chapel Hill NewsSports Columns -- 3rd Place
W. E. Warnock, The Chapel Hill NewsHeadline Writing -- 1st Place
Mark Schultz, The Chapel Hill NewsAppearance and Design -- 3rd Place
Staff, The Chapel Hill News2005 NCPA EDITORIAL CONTESTNews Feature Writing -- 1st Place
Writing's on the wall for cursive
Patrick Winn, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillFeature Writing -- 1st Place
How things work
Matt Dees, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillProfile Feature -- 3rd Place
Lunch at Baka's has become Wednesday tradition
Valarie Schwartz, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillLiteracy Feature -- 2nd Place
Books and Spanish-speaking kids go together
Valarie Schwartz, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillSerious Columns -- 3rd Place
Mark Schultz, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillSports Columns -- 1st Place
William Elliott Warnock, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillGeneral Excellence -- 3rd Place
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillAppearance and Design -- 1st Place
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillEditorial Page -- 1st Place
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillNews Coverage -- 1st Place
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill2004 NCPA EDITORIAL CONTESTCommunity Service 1st Place
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillFeature Photography 1st Place
Shawn Rocco, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillProfile Feature 1st Place
Storm of the Century
Dave Hart, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillEditorial Page 2nd Place
Ted Vaden, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillSports Columns 2nd Place
Elliott Warnock, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillAppearance and Design 3rd Place
Staff, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel HillFeature Writing 3rd Place
Patrick Winn, The Chapel Hill News, Chapel Hill