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.
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This week, proposals to purchase the Glenn Swetman House will be taken. Officials intend to give the keys for this special home to someone who will give it the respect it deserves.
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For the first time, the American Pickleball Tour has come to the Coast, and there’s nothing like a little competition to make the pickleball experience a little more intense.
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After months of renovations and training, Flamingo Landing will open soon. It’s the first time the New Orleans-based company has come into Mississippi, and they wanted to get it right.
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Thursday makes one year since a two-city shooting spree left four people dead and the lives of their survivors shattered.
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Greg Schob is obsessed with knives. His knife-making operation that he has spent six years and lots of money building has churned out plenty of product since then.
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National Record Store Day may not be the best known retail holiday, but you can bet that those into vintage vinyl have been planning their lives around it.
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You’ve likely noticed a lot of jet noise along the Coast for the past week, and it’s not over yet.
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Traffic has been flowing on Parker’s Lake Bridge for a couple of months now, so it took something special to stop it at least one more time: a ribbon cutting.
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The dredging would go the length of the channel from the port to Ship Island, which is about 18 miles.
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On Saturday, an organization that has blessed people with nutritious meals for nearly 40 years was blessed by the community it serves.
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Thanks to some early decisions by organizers, the arts and music festival in Bay St. Louis went on as planned despite the heavy downpours this afternoon.
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There is a growing concern in the medical cannabis industry that there is more product than patients.
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The main show will be in the afternoon over the water along Biloxi Beach, and it will be completely different than the last time the Thunderbirds were in Biloxi in 2019.
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An estimated 227,000 Mississippians answered the call to serve in Vietnam, 12 who are still MIA, and 636 who were mourned as they returned home with the American flag draped over their caskets.
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An extra effort by the American Red Cross helps create a little normalcy and comfort for victims of tornados in north Mississippi on Easter Sunday.
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Over the next couple of days, you may see Edie Littlefield Sundby strolling through parts of South Mississippi. She walks quietly with a loud message.
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After years of dealing with Hurricane Katrina aftermath, high insurance rates and high interest rates, Biloxi is finally seeing growth on the west end of the city.
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Bank of Anguilla, just six miles north of Rolling Fork, was among the businesses and homes devastated by recent tornadoes in north Mississippi.
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National Donate Life Month is a way to bring attention to the need for organ donations.
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Biloxi Police Chief John Miller said law enforcement recruiting is a nationwide problem.
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At 8 years old, the ride was almost over for Madison before it really began. In late 2018, she became sick.
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This strip mall is one of the most unique unplanned business incubators, and they all have one background in common.
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Thursday, the accidental touch of a button created a frightening situation for students, staff and parents alike.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A big milestone was reached Saturday in Gulfport as the Unity Festival celebrated its 15th anniversary in the historic “Quarters.”
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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.
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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.
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After nearly five years of fiscal restraint, the city of Pascagoula has finally eliminated the $14 million budget deficit that was found in 2018.
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Joseph Rohrbacker is facing nine charges, including capital murder for the death of Lt. Michael Boutte.
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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.
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When Kathy Mangin sang, it was a moment to treasure. Music was her passion - her life.
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The Hibernia Irish Marching Society’s annual parade drew a big crowd to downtown Biloxi on Saturday.
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Winford “Bud” Winters was a patriot - even to the point he told a little fib to join the service.
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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.
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Double the speed and double the rail usage. That means double the effort at safety.
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18-year-old Terry Rogers of Quitman could take on Andy Gipson in November for Mississippi’s next commissioner of agriculture.
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It allows every school employee to get help with the touch of a button on a device they wear around their neck.
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Excitement is building for Picayune Memorial High School as the boys basketball team get ready to play for a state championship.
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After months of anticipation, the Juicy Caboosy is open for business near downtown Long Beach.
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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.
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After 22 years as director of the Port of Pascagoula, Mark McAndrews is retiring.
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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.
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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.
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