A little more than a year after clashes with Amarillo’s City Council forced Jarrett Atkinson to suddenly resign as City Manager, today he now appears to be the top contender for the same spot in Lubbock’s city leadership. “We think we need to spend a little more time with him, but right now we think he’s the best candidate for the job,” Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope said Friday. Atkinson as emerged as the favorite from a field of four finalists, according to a Friday report from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. read more