The Laker/Lutz News recently received 12 statewide honors, including five first-place awards during the Florida Press Association’s 2023 Weekly Newspaper competition.
Mike Camunas, staff writer and photographer for the newspaper, received 10 of those awards, including four first-place honors.
B.C. Manion, editor of the newspaper, won first place in one category and third place, in another.
The stories and photographs receiving honors covered a broad range of topics.
They were singled out for recognition from more than 1,500 entries submitted by 57 weekly newspapers across Florida. The Laker/Lutz News competes in the largest circulation division in the contest.
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