News
- "Small group of monthly newspapers grows in Birmingham's suburbs"
- Stan Diel, The Birmingham News
- "Industry Achiever: Dan Starnes"
- Nu Yang, Editor & Publisher
- Bulldog 100 2014
Awards
2014 APA Awards
Advertising
- Best Single Ad 1/2 page and under-color
- First place - "Mitchell's Place Ad" by Matthew Allen
- Best One-Time Special Section
- First place - "Best of Hoover" by staff
- Online Revenue Builder
- First place - "Hoover Happenings" e-newsletter by staff
- Best Regularly Scheduled Special Section
- Second place - "Football Preview" by staff
- Best Niche Publication
- Second place - "Hoover High School Football Programs" by Jeff Thompson and Matthew Allen
- Best Use of Humor
- Second place - "Homewood Music" by Rhonda Smith
- Best Presentation of Online Advertising
- Second place - hooversun.com
- Best Single Ad 1/2 page and over - color
- Third place - "La Paz" by Keith McCoy