Billy Scott

Billy Scott grew up in Huntington and graduated from Douglass High School. After graduation, he spent two years in the U.S. Air Force and 26 years in the U.S. Army. After leaving the military, he worked for two years as a police officer in Washington, D.C.

He returned to Huntington and opened his own barbershop, where he was later joined by his son, Chris, who still operates the shop. In 2023, Mayor Steve Williams honored Scott by granting an honorary designation to the alley where the shop is located in Scott’s name.

Scott served as vice president of the local chapter of the NAACP and helped to integrate many businesses in Huntington.

He also was an artist and was known for his paintings of the Fairfield community in its early days. Several of his paintings have been included in exhibits at the Huntington Museum of Art.