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.
Finally, the $30 million, fully-funded infrastructure project that officials said will be one of the biggest for economic development for Jackson County, is about to begin.
The Grinch is a bad guy, and the Pascagoula Police Department is on his trail to teach him and all of us a valuable lesson on how to stop crime during the holiday season.
The spirit was a bright as the lights in the town green in Diamondhead. The sixth annual event has become as much a celebration of community as it is Christmas.
Law enforcement agencies are trying to make sure that shoppers are security savvy so that the holiday shopping experience is as happy as the holiday itself.
At Rouses in Gulfport, the big items are getting loaded up, and they are going out just about as fast as shoppers prepare for the annual Thanksgiving feast.
The Rev. Dr. Richard Young and his wife Linda Young were devastated last December when hundreds of bats swarmed almost every corner of their house and created extensive damage.
The American Heart Association is ramping up its fight against the use of e-cigarettes and vaping. Now it’s time for a Tobacco Endgame: to eliminate tobacco and nicotine addiction in the United States.
The $20.46 million grant will support the addition of nearly two miles of roadway that connects Daniel Boulevard to commercial interests on Interstate 10, Highway 49 and Airport Boulevard.
South Mississippi is in the path to be whammed by winter weather for the first time this season. That has businesses on the Coast stocking up on cold-weather supplies.
And what could have been a memorial service to a devastated industry became a celebration of an enduring culture at the Gulf Coast Oyster Cook Off & Festival Saturday at the Biloxi Town Green.
The annual Veterans Day Open House at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport celebrated those who served in the military to defend our nation's freedom.
The Harrison County Sheriff's Office took over the murder case of Watts a year and a half ago. Now, the sheriff’s office will be launching a new web page Nov. 10 on the anniversary of her death in hopes of finally solving this case.
On Sunday, Veterans Day was celebrated a little early in downtown Long Beach. Hundreds of veterans, family and supporters came to the annual Veterans Day Festival and Parade.
This weekend kicked off the selection process by tying the tag. At Gartman's Christmas Tree Farm in Harrison County, families flooded the fields to see which tree measured up to expectations.
The Mississippi State University’s Extension Service has opened its Head Start program in Gulfport. With the new pre-school service comes a new beginning for students, teachers and parents.
On Wednesday, 67,000 spotted sea trout were released into Davis Bayou in Ocean Springs, and officials said it’s even more timely now especially after the Bonnet Carré Spillway disaster.
