The News Leader

The News Leader
The July 27, 2005, front page of
The News Leader
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Gannett
EditorWilliam Hitchcock Ramsey III
Founded1904 (with heritage dating to 1890)
Headquarters11 North Central Avenue
Staunton, Virginia 24401
 United States
Circulation6,146 Daily
6,721 Sunday (as of 2021)[1]
Websitenewsleader.com

The News Leader is a daily newspaper owned by Gannett and serving Staunton, Virginia, and the surrounding areas. It was founded in 1904 by Brig. Gen. Hierome L. Opie as The Evening Leader.[2]

  1. ^ "2021Virginia Press Virginia Press Directory" (PDF). vpa.net. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Leader predecessor was Staunton's first daily". June 27, 2004. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2008.[dead link]