The Andalusia Star-News won seven awards in its division in the Alabama Press Association’s 2011 Advertising Contest, including:

• First place in the best single ad over half page-black and white for and Andalusia Regional Hospital ad by Jill Prewett and Erin Johnson,

• Second place in the best single ad over half page-black and white for Sav-A-Life of Covington County.

• First place in the best single ad over 1/2 page-color for a Walker Electric, Inc. ad by Jill Prewett and Erin Johnson

• Second place in the best single ad over 1/2 page-color for Andalusia Regional Hospital ad by Jill Prewett and Erin Johnson

• Second place in best one-time special section for Profile 2010: Growing Season.

• Third place in best in-paper promotion of newspaper for “Hit ‘em with a 2×4” promotion.

• Second place in best advertising campaign for Andalusia Regional Hospital campaign by Jill Prewett and Erin Johnson.

Forty-three newspapers submitted 844 entries in this year’s contest.