Columbus Ledger-Enquirer business leader Rodney Mahone retiring

Start with an entry-level-to-executive success story, add some racial-barrier breaking, and finish with a homecoming, and you have the grand arc of Rodney Mahone’s remarkable career.

The final point in the Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Georgia) leader’s timeline came Wednesday.

McClatchy, the L-E's owner, announced Mahone will depart the national media company on Sept. 30.

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