Mike Lacy

News Anchor/Multimedia Journalist

Biloxi, MS

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.

Mississippi News

Keesler Federal Credit Union reassures depositors in midst of recent bank collapses

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 4:20 PM CDT

By Mike Lacy

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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Youngest candidate for state office makes stop in Gulfport

Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:36 PM CST

By Mike Lacy

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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State cannabis industry going through some growing pains

Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 9:08 PM CST

By Mike Lacy

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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Court rules Army Corps of Engineers violated law, damaged marine life in Miss. Sound

Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 10:11 AM CST

By Flora Dedeaux and Mike Lacy

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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Pascagoula cracking down on properties deemed to be “public menaces”

Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 5:15 PM CST

By Mike Lacy

When the city designates a blighted property as a “public menace,” it doesn’t mess around when it comes to picking up the mess.

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Wheelchair-bound woman walks for first time in four years

Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 3:41 PM CST

By Mike Lacy

Jodi Oehms is finally on the right path. On Wednesday, the wheelchair-bound patient at Sunplex Subacute Center in Ocean Springs walked - with assistance - for the first time in four years.

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Ocean Springs residents left concerned following bar parking lot shooting

Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 2:46 PM CST

By Mike Lacy and WLOX Staff

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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Jackson County Fair closes gates for final time this year, ends with nice crowds

Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 9:23 PM CDT

By Mike Lacy

The Jackson County Fair closed its gates Sunday for the final time in 2022, but not before near-record crowds came through the gates at the fairgrounds.

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Jones County corrections officer arrested, fired in killing of Carl the Rooster

Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 6:05 PM CDT

By Mike Lacy

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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