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Genelle’s Hair Styles closes after 38 years BY LAUREL HUSTER laurel@newnan.com

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fter 38 years of cutting hair on the square, Genelle Davenport closed her salon, Genelle’s Hair Styles, at the end of 2020. Davenport said she decided to close the salon because of her age, and her husband, Jimmy, needed her at home. They will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in May. She also decided to close because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I didn’t know what the first of the year would bring,” Davenport said. The salon was shut down for six weeks in the spring because of the pandemic, which was the longest Davenport had gone without working. After the salon reopened, Davenport cut back on hours, also because of the pandemic. The last day the salon was open was Dec. 30, and Davenport cleaned it out on Dec. 31. She gave away most of the equipment from the salon, and her friends Willie, Connie and Lisa helped PHOTO COURTESY GENELLE DAVENPORT

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Genelle Davenport, second from left, with friends in front of Genelle’s Hair Styles at a sidewalk sale a few years ago.

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