Team Lagniappe dives into the end of Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s 12-year tenure, Fairhope’s infamous inflatable protester, wild college football firings, and a bizarre case of escaped lab monkeys in Mississippi.

Highlights:

• Reflections on Stimpson’s legacy, leadership style, and Mobile’s turnaround under his administration.

• Legal and First Amendment fallout from Fairhope’s viral 'giant penis' costume arrest.

• A look at college football’s buyout madness and South Alabama’s long-awaited win.

• ArcelorMittal’s $1.5B in public incentives.

• Plus: Coffee tariffs, AJ McCarron’s political debut, and the mysterious “Mississippi monkeys.”

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Sponsored by Gulf Distributing, this special episode of Lagnia-POD features Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson in conversation with Rob Holbert and Kyle Hamrick about his 12 years in office. 

Over the past half-century, Mobile County has gone from having no women presiding over its courts to now having 13. The curve began with the appointment of a young, Black lawyer as a Prichard municipal judge in 1975.

Also in this episode:

• The Jags' loss as time expires (9:25)

• Auburn vs. UGA controversy (16:24)

Halloween decor in the Mobile County Sheriff's front yard hit national headlines this week and elicited mixed reactions. The necromantic scene depicts skeleton ICE agents chasing sombrero-donned skeletons over a driveway gate.

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Lagniappe examines the increasingly blurred lines and cross-pollination between Alabama athletics and state politics. One thing's for sure, we should all brace for a surge of sports analogies and metaphors.

We also discuss

• What it will look like for Mobile mayor-elect Spiro Cheriogotis when the rubber meets the road next month. Possibly fewer dental flossers?
• •  The lawsuit between the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

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In this lively episode of the award-winning Lagnia-POD, Rob Holbert and Kyle Hamrick walk through Mobile Mayor-elect Spiro Cheriogotis' victory Tuesday night, Tommy Hicks talks hockey's return to the Port City and the team wraps things up with an "explosive" trip downtown.

This week’s Lagnia-Pod dives into Mobile’s mayoral race as debates heat up, with Barbara Drummond and Spiro Cheriogotis trading sharper jabs and questions over endorsements, party loyalty, and campaign mailers.

• South Alabama’s strong showing against Auburn, the expected return of pro hockey to Mobile, and high school football rankings. 

• Bradley Byrne’s dual role at the Mobile Chamber and Adams & Reese in a Dauphin Island deed dispute, lawsuits over fox trapping, and the economic fallout of ICE raids on Baldwin County’s homebuilding industry.

• The episode closes with a look at the verdict in the long-running Jonathan Victor police shooting trial.

In this special episode of the award-winning Lagnia-POD, co-publisher Rob Holbert and reporter Kyle Hamrick interview Barbara Drummond about her campaign for mayor of Mobile.

In the latest episode of Lagniappe's award-winning podcast, the reporters discuss an election challenge in Mobile's Council District 2, the arrest of a Bay Minette attorney and another attempt to save foxes on Dauphin Island. All this and more when you smash that play button.

The Most Rev. Mark Rivituso became Mobile’s third archbishop and 10th bishop during a special Mass Wednesday downtown.

We also cover:

• Ousted D-2 councilman William Carrol protested Mobile's election certification.

• Lawsuit seeking Orange Beach police footage hits a snag.