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1980 SCPA Winners & 1980 AP News Council Winners

Want to enter the 2026 News Contest?

Entry Deadline: 12.4.26

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The S.C. Press Association serves to strengthen the Palmetto State’s newspaper industry, enhance public understanding of the role of newspapers, and protect basic freedoms of press, speech and the free flow of information. We proudly represent South Carolina’s newspapers and online news publications.

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