Mary Irby-Jones, Clarion Ledger s top editor, to become executive editor in Kentucky Marlon A. Walker, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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Mary Irby-Jones, top editor for the Clarion Ledger and Hattiesburg American, is leaving Mississippi to lead the Courier Journal newsroom in Louisville, Kentucky, USA TODAY Network South Regional Editor Michael Anastasi announced Tuesday.
Irby-Jones, a Mississippi native and veteran journalist with more than 30 years of professional experience, will join the Courier Journal on March 12 as executive editor. She became editor of the Clarion Ledger in January 2020. This is a bittersweet moment for me, Irby-Jones said. I love my home state, and the Clarion Ledger. I m proud of the work we ve done here in Mississippi and I look forward to continuing to do great work in Louisville.