Leaders and officials around the Mississippi Gulf Coast are remembering the life of Gary Hargrove. The former Harrison County coroner passed away on Friday from an undisclosed illness at the age of 64. It’s one of the most difficult jobs…
Gary Hargrove, former coroner of Harrison County, has died. For more than 20 years, Gary Hargrove served Harrison County as its elected coroner. The Harrison County Board of Supervisors released the following statement through the county's Public Information Officer Jeff…
A local coroner says he’s 'colorblind' when it comes to spending public money at funeral homes, but attorneys for the six black-owned funeral homes say two white-owned companies receive a disproportionate share. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove testified Wednesday in…
A federal judge says six black-owned funeral homes can proceed toward trial with their lawsuit alleging that Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove discriminates in favor of white-owned competitors over who gets county-controlled business. U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett ruled mostly…
On September 14, 2016, at approximately 11:40 P.M., D’Iberville Police Department responded to a reported suicide attempt. Upon officer’s arrival, and entry into the apartment, they located a white male who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the…
Funeral home directors in Harrison County are suing Coroner Gary Hargrove and the board of supervisors. News 25’s Kendra Turley gives us a closer look at why the group decided to file the lawsuit. Gary Hargrove serves as the Harrison…
A group of black funeral home directors in Harrison County are suing Coroner Gary Hargrove and the board of supervisors. Gary Hargrove has served as the Harrison County coroner for the past 20 years and for the past 20 years…
Two hundred and thirty one: that’s the number of people killed in Mississippi during Hurricane Katrina and one man was put in charge of it all.