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.
After going dark for more than a year because of COVID-19, the theater will be back in just two and a half weeks to do what it does best, live performance.
The welcome mat for the annual Crawfish Festival is all wet. COVID-19 canceled last year’s event, but this year, heavy rains have kept attendance down, and vendors struggling.
Crawfish may be the entrée for the day, however, in the spotlight is a man of honor, Lt. Michael Boutte, the Hancock County Deputy who died in the line of duty Feb. 1.
Severe storms Saturday morning left one family temporarily without a home. Officials said a lightning strike caused a fire that severely damaged their house in D’Iberville.
As part of the Phase 2 West Biloxi Boardwalk project between Harrison County and Biloxi, a boat launch will be built at the south end of Camellia Street.
Thursday, a vaccination milestone was met at the Biloxi VA. An Air Force Vietnam Veteran represented the 20,000th person that received the COVID-19 vaccine at the center.
The festival kicked off Saturday at Biloxi Point Cadet Plaza with dozens of vendors, including many local restaurants, serving up a variety of oyster dishes.
Nass hasn’t even officially begun his duties that will be June 1, but first on the agenda is getting to know his staff and community, which he says is an asset as important as the port infrastructure.
Right now, boaters can speed by the Popp’s Ferry Causeway Park in Biloxi, but some are concerned that the wake they create could cause multiple problems.
The Mississippi Coast Coliseum is essentially back in business when it comes to hosting high school graduations, now that COVID-19 restrictions have eased up.
On Thursday, 30-year-old Joseph Michael Rohrbacker, the suspect accused of killing Lt. Michael Boutte, was escorted into the Hancock County Courthouse, looking meek.
A year ago this week, schools in the Biloxi Catholic Diocese switched to virtual learning as a result of the COVID pandemic, but the challenge proved that willpower can overcome obstacles.
Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes proclaimed March 11th as “Healthcare Heroes Day” one year since the first COVID-19 positive case was reported in Mississippi.
