Hargrove appointed to School Board

Pastor Melvin Hargrove was named to the Racine Unified School Board Monday night.

Hargrove was selected after three other applicants for an open seat dropped out and endorsed him. Keith Fair, Norris Johnson and Stella Young all back Hargrove for the board.

Hargrove will serve out the final four months of Randy Bangs's term. Bangs left the board in November for personal reasons.

Hargrove, who is the head of Zoe Outreach Ministries, said Monday night he will run for a full term on the board in April.

Along with Fair, Johnson and Young, Hargrove beat out Joyce Gregg, Karen Norton and Jeff Peterson for the seat.

Hargrove was one of five African Americans who applied for the board, and will be the only board member of color.