The Alabama School for the Deaf honored State Senator Jim Preuitt yesterday at the dedication of a new multi-million dollar building being named in his honor. The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind keep him from knowing his name would go on the building until the ceremony itself. Students began moving into the new dormitory for middle school girls last week. It’s the first newly constructed dormitory building on the on the campus in nearly 50 years. Preuitt was selected because of his efforts on behalf of the institution for many years.
