The Clarion-Ledger
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| The Clarion-Ledger | |
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 The July 27, 2005 front page of The Clarion Ledger |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Owner | Gannett Company |
| Publisher | Larry K. Whitaker |
| Editor | Ronnie Agnew |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Headquarters | 201 S. Congress St. Jackson, MS 39201  United States |
| Circulation | 97,421 Morning 108,738 Sunday[1] |
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| Website: www.clarionledger.com | |
The Clarion-Ledger is the daily newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi.
The paper traces its roots to The Eastern Clarion, founded in Jasper County, Mississippi in 1837. The Clarion later moved to Meridian, Mississippi and after the American Civil War, to Jackson. In Jackson, the Clarion-Ledger was launched on a permanent basis by journalists J.L. Power and R.H. Henry until 1920, when the daily was sold to Thomas and Robert Hederman. From 1920 through 1982, the Clarion was operated by Thomas and Robert Hederman. In 1982, it was purchased by Gannett.Ronnie Agnew became the Managing Editor February 2001. After eighteen months of working for the Clarion Ledger, Ronnie Agnew became the Executive Editor.
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