Virginia Mercury wins multiple Virginia Press Association awards

By: Staff Report

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: April 12, 2026

Words: 387

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Virginia Press Association recognized the outstanding work of dozens of news publications across the state on April 11 in Lynchburg, with The Virginia Mercury receiving first and second place awards across multiple categories for reporting and column writing in 2025.

• Health and housing reporter Charlotte Rene Woods and editor-in-chief Samantha Willis earned the first place headline writing award (online division).

The winning headlines:

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