Century News recognized in statewide press awards

The Dripping Springs Century News placed in four statewide award categories at the Texas Press Association conference held in Round Rock this past weekend.

The Century News’ highest finishes were second place in Public Notice, which was received for its coverage of Dripping Springs ISD’s 2022 bond package, and second place in News Photography, which included, in part, scenes from the Texas Capitol on the day Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. This is the second year in a row the Century News received second place in Public Notice. DSCN also received third place in News Writing and fourth place in Headline Writing.

“It is important for public notices to be run in the newspaper for so many reasons, and this coverage is just one example of that,” Dalton Sweat, publisher of the Dripping Springs Century News, said of the Public Notice award last year. “A few years back, the community fought off a concrete batch plant. The first discovery of that proposal was a public notice in the newspaper.”

The Century News is the official newspaper of the city of Dripping Springs, which is a designation the state requires each city to place on a qualified newspaper to show where its legal notices will be run.

“We are proud to be the official newspaper of the city of Dripping Springs,” Sweat said. “Not only do the public notices help keep our community informed about the matters of local government, but we were also able to complement that public notice with strong news coverage. It is nice to be recognized for that across the entire state of iexas.