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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.”
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Rodeo competition is back-breaking work, and with the Professional Cowboy Association rodeo finals in Biloxi, the competition is fierce.
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There’s now legislation - called the Jumpstarting our Businesses by Supporting Students Act - to allow Pell Grants to be used for job training programs.
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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.
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Aspiring young pilots had their flying abilities tested through some creative paper folding.
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On Feb. 2nd, it will be one year since the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act was signed into law, but as of now, dispensaries still do not have a product to sell.
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It’s a special Christmas for one Gulfport family and their three-month old triplets.
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The funeral of Sgt. Steven Robin and Officer Branden Estorffe didn’t just attract regional law enforcement, it brought officers in from throughout the country.
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Captain Ryan Lemaire with Ocean Springs Police says 30-year-old William Burnett Oliver of Ocean Springs was taken into custody without incident Friday afternoon.
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While there are a lot of and missions at Keesler Air Force Base, there are also a lot of amenities.
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Friday was the University of Southern Mississippi’s annual Research Day at the Marine Education Center in Ocean Springs. Eighty research professors showcased their achievements.
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The city of Gulfport’s 11th annual Boo Bash drew a big crowd to a huge space at the Gulfport Sportsplex.
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For Long Beach Mayor George Bass, the frustration over declining student enrollment and programs at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park Campus been growing for a while.
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On Sunday, the Ground Zero Blues Club was ground zero for Gospel. There’s nothing like using praise and worship to raise the spirit and raise money for the Mississippi Center for Autism and Related Developmental Disabilities.
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In small spaces, the relationship between musician and audience is magical. This is especially true at the Mississippi Songwriters Festival.
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For three years, the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board has been vetting applications of those trying to get their hands on BP oil spill settlement money.
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The increasing number of projects are becoming more difficult to manage with financial and volunteer shortages.
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Wednesday was the last day of operation for Ellzey’s Hardware.
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Seniors have a new program to fight their way to mental and physical health. Seashore Highlands in Gulfport is using boxing as part of its exercise regimen, and residents are getting a kick out of throwing a punch.
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Diamondhead is only 10 years old, but it’s starting to act like a full-grown adult city. Commercial development is starting to move in the direction Mayor Nancy Depreo has envisioned.
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Eight Vietnam veterans were celebrated with a ceremony in Gulfport in honor of their service. Crusaders for Veterans partnered with sponsor Humana to put on the inaugural event.
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U.S. senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith have a strong message: the battle isn’t over yet.
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Volunteers with the Ocean Springs-based outreach group Comeback Coolers have distributed 182 coolers full of drinks and refreshments throughout some of the worst hit areas.
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Wounded veteran, family receives new home in Biloxi through the Military Warriors Support Foundation
The family was living in Minnesota, but when the house became available in Mississippi, they made the move south.
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With all of Thursday morning's threats coming around the same time, South Mississippi law enforcement resources were stretched thin.
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It’s pretty safe to assume that every one of the 600 people who came to the Mississippi Cannabis Expo – and the Cannabis Meets Healthcare Expo – believes in medical cannabis.
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While exhibitors put together their stations for the Mississippi Cannabis Expo, others are hoping to put together a business plan for the medical cannabis industry.
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Gulf Coast residents are firing up their grills and explaining what it means to them to be an American ahead of the Fourth of July.
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The tragedy, like what happened in Uvalde, Texas, has a way of making everyone – including law enforcement – go back to basic questions.
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Brother and sister Dr. Amanda Delgado and Jose Delgado II were both promoted and commissioned during the same ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base.
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Dr. Philip Levin, a family and emergency medicine physician, is seeking certification as a “Professional Cannabis Medical Prescriber” through a 10-week program by Pacific College in California.
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The wind gusts kept the boats at the docks for the 44th annual Pass Christian Blessing of the Fleet on Saturday, so instead of the boats coming to the blessing, the blessing came to the boats.
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Carl the Rooster was a precious commodity to downtown Ocean Springs. Now, thanks to a concerted effort to find the person responsible for his kidnapping and death, a Jones County woman is being held accountable.
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Organizers said the purpose of the festival is to celebrate the healing power of the cannabis plant.
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Pearl River Central High School lead teacher receives Milken Educator Award
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For two years, Dr. Thomas Dobbs was the face – and the voice – that helped Mississippi residents navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. He calls his tenure as state health officer ‘a privilege’
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Not long ago, she was a high school track star and she was a college basketball star. Now, at age 20, she’s a rock star with the Gulfport Fire Department.
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He was greeted by about 500 people as he was escorted by parade to the Biloxi Lighthouse parking area where the statue now stands
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The Super Bowl is Sunday and if you are hosting a party to watch the championship game, time is running out to grab the good eats for your guests.
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In one week, the city of Biloxi will unveil a statue of Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise.
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Hundreds gathered at Lucedale City Hall to make it official. And of course, the welcome came with lots of gifts, and a few tears of joy.
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