Dennis Henry Anderson was born in West Tennessee, near Jackson, in 1866.   He graduated from Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee, in 1893 and became a Methodist minister and teacher.   He married Artelia Harris, a native of Virginia, on July 14, 1897 while they were teachers in the Fulton, Kentucky public schools. Anderson believed that education and job training were vital for change for African Americans. He opened schools in Fulton and Graves counties, raising the funds for the building of the first high school in Fulton County in 1905.  On December 9, 1909, the 43 year old Anderson began work on…

“Alice “Dolly” McNutt June 22, 1917 – January 11, 1989 “Madam Eloquent” was a title bestowed on Alice “Dolly” McNutt by those who heard her speak.  She was the first woman to become the mayor of a second-class city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in 1971. Dolly carried 22 of the 28 precincts and tied for another.  During her tenure in office the city enjoyed many federal funds that went for improvement of the infrastructure such as improved sewers and sewage treatment facilities.  Also, new water, power, and sewer lines went out to what is now Kentucky Oaks Mall and…