Wigfield named managing editor of Alabama daily

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Veteran journalist Jimmy Wigfield, who has 43 years of experience at newspapers in Alabama, has been named the managing editor of The Alexander City Outlook and its affiliated weekly newspapers owned by Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.

Wigfield, 57, a native of Bayou La Batre, Ala., succeeds Mitch Sneed, who was killed in an automobile accident in July.

"We are very fortunate to have a person of Jimmy's background and education at Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.," President/Publisher Steve Baker said. "As we continue to enhance the newspaper, we needed someone with Jimmy's experience and steady hand."

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