In 1979, staff photographer Thomas J. Kelly III won in the Spot News Photography category.
In its most recent public service campaign, The Mercury led the battle to overturn a middle-of-the-night pay raise that Pennsylvania lawmakers voted themselves in July 2005.
The newspaper also collected 10,000 letters from readers demanding repeal of the pay raise and delivered them to the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Located at the corner of Hanover and King streets in Pottstown, The Mercury has a daily circulation of 27,500 and also posts stories at its Web site.
The Mercury is owned by the MediaNews Group, formerly Journal Register Company, one of the largest newspaper chains in the country.