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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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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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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Several cities, counties and businesses across the Mississippi Gulf Coast sued the Corps, claiming the more frequent, lengthier openings of the Spillway in recent years have caused significant damage to the environment and economy of the Coast.
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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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As Tropical Storm Sally makes its way toward South Mississippi, residents are heading to the stores to do some last-minute shopping.
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Mother’s Day deserves a parade, even if it weren’t forced by a pandemic. For families separated from loves ones at Memorial Driftwood Nursing Center in Gulfport, it’s a welcomed occasion.
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Friday was preparation day for the St. Clare Fall Fest. It won’t be long before the catfish will be ready for frying, and the desserts are almost too pretty to eat. However, what will be scarce are the oysters the festival was once famous for.
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Drug abuse is killing people and ripping families apart. Now, the Trump administration is targeting more than $19 million to Mississippi over three years to help fight the problem.
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A 13-year-old boy is facing charges in the Tuesday night shooting of two girls.
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It will be one of the biggest funeral processions the city of Biloxi has seen in years, as Officer Robert McKeithen is celebrated and laid to rest.
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A truck driver armed with a machete shut down traffic on I-10 for nearly six hours Wednesday. He is now facing multiple charges.
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The Coast Coliseum was busy with preparations as South Mississippi gets ready for President Donald Trump rally on Monday.
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The Mari Signum Dragon Drying facility in Vancleave is the only one of its kind in the world that turns shrimp shells into something almost as good as gold.
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Kaylee Foster has made quite the name for herself in Greyhound Nation and for good reason!
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