Times Virginian staff recently received their plaque for winning the Virginia Press Association (VPA) 2021 Grand Sweepstakes award for the non-daily group 1 division. Shown are current full-time staff members, from left, Office Administrator Lisa Coleman, Staff Writer Charles Conrad, Editor/General Manager Chad Adams and Account Representative Ashleigh Eldridge with the plaque in front of the Times Virginian building.

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Times Virginian staff recently received a plaque for winning the Virginia Press Association (VPA) 2021 Grand Sweepstakes award for the non-daily group 1 division.

This is the highest newspaper award granted by VPA for its division.

In addition to the grand sweepstakes award, the Times Virginian newspaper had won eight first-place awards, three second-place awards and one third-place award. This is the fourth straight year that the Times Virginian has won VPA awards and the most the newspaper has ever received.

Times Virginian Reporter Charles Conrad won five first-place awards.

There’s more to this in the Dec. 7 of the Times Virginian newspaper. Support local journalism by purchasing the issue at a local newsstand or subscribing at www.timesvirginian.com/subscriber_services to receive the print edition or view the full article in the e-edition version.