Governor Bill Haslam has declared January 22-28, 2012 to be School Board Appreciation Week in the state of Tennessee. This is a great time to focus on the crucial role an elected school board plays in our communities and schools. Plan now to show your school board members you appreciate their dedication and hard work. They are extraordinary people who voluntarily tackle the enormous job of governing school districts. Their actions and decisions affect the present and future lives of our children. Read More

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?” - Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

• American Clergyman, Activist
• National Icon for Civil Rights
• National Icon for Modern American Liberalism
• A Baptist Minister
• President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
• 1963 March on Washington, delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech
• 1964 Nobel Peace Prize
• Posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977
• Posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2004
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986

I was not alive yet when Dr. King’s life ended in 1968. Many of our employees now were not alive yet if they are under the age of 41 or 42. That being stated, I cannot even imagine the things that went on back then. But there is one thing that I simply love about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and that is the way he dealt with the issues that challenged America in a nonviolent way. He dealt with the issues with love and prayer. Read More