The Alexander City Outlook received a total of 18 awards for editorial excellence and seven for advertising Saturday night in the 2017 Alabama Press Association’s Better Newspapers Contest.

In addition to awards that were previously announced, The Outlook took second place in General Excellence, first and third in Community Service, first place in Editorial Pages or Section, third in Education Reporting and Outlook Editor Mitch Sneed’s photo “Brawl at City Hall” was named “Photo of the Year” in all categories.