Dr. Bill King has qualified for re-election to the Andalusia City Board of Education, District Four.

King has served on the board since 1996. During that time, he has worked to help complete a list of capital building projects, including the construction of the new Andalusia Elementary School.

During that time, improvements at the Andalusia High School campus include a gym, library, vocational education and art building, chemistry and physics lab, band facility and an indoor physical education facility. The most recent project is the completion of the new Andalusia Junior High school building and sixth grade classrooms at AES.

King said his focus as a board member has been on providing an excellent education for students in Andalusia City Schools.

“This is accomplished with great administrators and dedicated classroom teachers,” he said. “Our staff is the key to every student’s successful future.”

He said he is proud to be a part of a school system where the graduation rate is 97 percent, placing AHS in the top ten school systems in the state of Alabama. In addition, 79 percent of graduates pursue a college education.

King recently was recognized as an Outstanding Graduate of Andalusia High School. He has practiced general dentistry in Andalusia since 1976.

He and his wife, Cathy, have five children, all graduates of AHS, and currently have three grandchildren enrolled at AES. He is an active member of the Andalusia Kiwanis Club and the First Baptist Church of Andalusia.

He currently serves on the board of trustees for the Covington Electric Cooperative.