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Former Ledger-Enquirer executive editor Ben Holden dies

Former Ledger-Enquirer executive editor Ben Holden speaks during the Columbus Scholars banquet Dec. 4, 2017, at Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church.
Former Ledger-Enquirer executive editor Ben Holden speaks during the Columbus Scholars banquet Dec. 4, 2017, at Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church. Special to the Ledger-Enquirer

Ben Holden, who led the Ledger-Enquirer’s newsroom for six years as executive editor from 2004-10, has died.

Holden died Wednesday of a heart attack, Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan confirmed to the L-E. He was pronounced dead at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus.

He was 63.

Funeral arrangements and his obituary are pending.

This story will be updated later today.

Mark Rice
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Mark Rice is the Ledger-Enquirer’s editor. He has been covering Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley for more than 30 years. He welcomes your local news tips, feature story ideas, investigation suggestions and compelling questions.
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