For service and dedication

            Willie Speed stands at the door of the new school board room, named in his honor, at the Learning Center in Eastpoint. The school district administration office has moved to the former Brown Elementary School, and the media center has been renovated to accommodate the board room. The former school board room, at Chapman Elementary, was named for Speed a few years back. In dedicating the new school board room Tuesday evening, Chairman Jimmy Gander cited the many years of service of Speed, who served as a teacher, administrator and school board member in Franklin County. Speed thanked the board for the new school board room, and said he was honored the board chose to bring his name to the Eastpoint section of the county.