Mike Lacy
News Anchor/Multimedia Journalist
Biloxi, MS
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Mike Lacy was a print journalist for 37 years before joining the WLOX team. Most of his career he spent as a writer, editor and page designer at the Sun Herald newspaper. His work has been published regionally and nationally in such newspapers as the Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer and Miami Herald.
Mike has a master's degree in mass communications and also teaches journalism at Tulane University's Mississippi Coast campus.
In addition, Mike has been working in performing arts for 30 years and has been an acting teacher/coach for nearly a decade. He is also a writer, director and performer with several murder mystery dinner theater companies.
He is married to Carol Lacy, and they have a son, Blake.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Mike Lacy
On Thursday, hundreds of volunteers loaded boxes of non-perishable food items that will go directly to 14 food pantries along the Coast to fight hunger.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 5:32 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
Kevin Cuttill’s Crusaders for Veterans has been doing this remembrance ceremony for Vietnam War veterans for eight years - even before Vietnam War Veterans Day was officially recognized nationally in 2017.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 9:31 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
Linda Carroll Barnes has been around the world, but the three short years she lived on the Coast - during which she graduated from Gulfport High School in 1965 - made a huge impact.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 9:46 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
If you like oysters, Saturday was for you. The Gulf Coast Oyster Cook-Off & Festival at Point Cadet Plaza served up the tasty shellfish in as many ways as there were people to enjoy them.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:25 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
In its Spring issue, the magazine Coastal Living has placed Pass Christian on the list of “Best Places to Live On The Coast for 2023.”
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:21 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
The 4th phase of the Popp’s Ferry Road project in D’Iberville is about 40 days away from being completed. In the meantime, some businesses are dealing with the effects . . . and they are worried about the future.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 5:27 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
For the families of the featured overdose victims, it’s hard to see, but they say it’s necessary to help keep people away from drugs.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 9:44 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
At the time of the murders, the two girls, 11 and 8 years old, had a front-row seat to a twisted and sometimes frightening life few people have experienced.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 9:33 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
A big milestone was reached Saturday in Gulfport as the Unity Festival celebrated its 15th anniversary in the historic “Quarters.”
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
High-profile bank failures have dominated the news and created concerns that more could come in the future, but officials say there’s nothing to worry about.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 4:07 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
While Career and Technical Education programs have existed for quite some time at MGCCC campuses, officials say demand for jobs have led to a demand to showcase the college for what it does best.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 6:40 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
After nearly five years of fiscal restraint, the city of Pascagoula has finally eliminated the $14 million budget deficit that was found in 2018.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 10:54 AM CDT
|By Mike Lacy and Flora Dedeaux
Joseph Rohrbacker is facing nine charges, including capital murder for the death of Lt. Michael Boutte.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 5:27 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
A room right outside the courtroom serves as a waiting area for inmates and their security entourage, which is far from the security and convenience of a holding cell.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 9:25 PM CDT
|By Mike Lacy
When Kathy Mangin sang, it was a moment to treasure. Music was her passion - her life.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 8:56 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
The Hibernia Irish Marching Society’s annual parade drew a big crowd to downtown Biloxi on Saturday.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:08 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Winford “Bud” Winters was a patriot - even to the point he told a little fib to join the service.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 2:48 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Thursday was the second “STEM in the Sound” for about 50 students from Gulf Coast Community College and Pearl River Community College through USM’s Coastal Operations, which concentrates on blue economy jobs.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 5:19 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Double the speed and double the rail usage. That means double the effort at safety.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:36 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
18-year-old Terry Rogers of Quitman could take on Andy Gipson in November for Mississippi’s next commissioner of agriculture.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 5:27 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
It allows every school employee to get help with the touch of a button on a device they wear around their neck.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 4:02 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy and Dylan Jones
Excitement is building for Picayune Memorial High School as the boys basketball team get ready to play for a state championship.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 9:05 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
After months of anticipation, the Juicy Caboosy is open for business near downtown Long Beach.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 9:08 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Many of those at this weekend’s CannaCon at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center said they are excited about the future but are realistic about the problems and what needs to be done to resolve them.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 4:21 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
After 22 years as director of the Port of Pascagoula, Mark McAndrews is retiring.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 5:57 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Long Beach is the only city in Mississippi to approve an ordinance to allow a Safe Haven Baby Box, a device for infant babies to be legally surrendered by a parent.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 7:07 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Last week was the soft opening and now it’s for real. The Blow Fly Bar & Grill in Gulfport is now open to the public.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:39 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
There’s a feeding frenzy of new restaurants and businesses coming online and old ones making a comeback near Cowan Road just north of Pass Road.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 8:49 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
The Clower Thornton Nature Area on East Railroad Street north of Centennial Plaza re-opened in 2018 after extensive renovation. Now, the city-owned property is in need a little more love and attention.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2023 at 9:38 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
The Krewe of Gemini put all the beads in one basket on Saturday in Gulfport. The krewe and the city went all-out for the day parade after deciding to drop the night parade on Fat Tuesday.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:50 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Friday was the culmination of a week-long session designed for one thing: to teach critical tactics to ensure officer survival using the lowest level of force.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 5:27 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
If medical cannabis patients have to go to the hospital, they have one less thing to worry about for at least one hospital system.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 5:21 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Jackson County Supervisor Randy Bosarge said the county has not yet received any bids for the purchase but expects most to come closer to the deadline on March 10.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2023 at 9:42 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
With a big part of the construction done, all that is left are few details before the Juicy Caboosy Juice Bar & Restaurant is open for business later this month.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2023 at 9:26 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
In a world of civil rights leaders, Mississippi journalist Ida B. Wells was one of the first and one of the best.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
The Thunderbirds are coming back to Biloxi April 29-30, and the excitement is building. The ride and the view should be better this year than ever.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 6:01 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
In January, a federal court ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has to consider the harm a spillway opening will do to marine nurseries.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2023 at 9:18 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Owners James and Sherri Johnson have found bunnies everywhere on the Coast from retail shopping areas to neighborhoods, and their temporary home is in Johnson’s converted garage, affectionately called “Bunny Land.”
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 9:48 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Rodeo competition is back-breaking work, and with the Professional Cowboy Association rodeo finals in Biloxi, the competition is fierce.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 5:42 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Friday was Wear Red Day, and the staff at Velocity Clinical Research decided to go all out with themed t-shirts and photo sessions to promote heart health.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:54 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Sweetgrass dispensary had its “soft launch” Thursday at Edgewater Village in Biloxi, just west of Edgewater Mall.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:47 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
There’s now legislation - called the Jumpstarting our Businesses by Supporting Students Act - to allow Pell Grants to be used for job training programs.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 5:02 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
In his last year, he’s dedicated himself to clearing out old county files and reorganizing those needed to make a smooth transition for the next chancery clerk.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 8:23 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
Navy veteran Helen Bieda turned 100 years old Sunday, and there was a big celebration at the Armed Force Retirement Home in Gulfport.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 8:59 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
The first medical cannabis dispensary on the Coast is now open. Saturday, customers showed up hours before Coastal Capital Dispensary opened its doors at 9 a.m.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:06 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
The day after a deadly fire at the William Bell Apartments in Gulfport, Gulfport firefighters are doing what they can to keep something like this from happening again.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 8:47 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
The battle to prevent the opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway and destroying our natural habitat has been going on since the big diversion in 2019.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 9:49 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi was host to the “March For Life” event Sunday afternoon at Nativity BVM. This one was just a little different from all the rest.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 8:58 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
When it comes to gun shows on the Coast, the one put on by Classic Arms Productions out of Louisiana is, well, a classic.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 6:34 PM CST
|By Mike Lacy
The opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in 2019 was bad enough. Waiting for federal relief has just rubbed salt water into the wounds.
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