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Statesboro salon 'legend' retires
Janelle Skinner retires from downtown beauty shop
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Janell Skinner retired from Janell's Beauty Salon, located in Simmons Shopping Center in downtown Statesboro, after 44 years as a hair stylist. She is shown standing with a Jackie White, a Janell's Beauty Salon customer from the day Skinner opened the doors until the day she retired. White also worked with Skinner for several years. - photo by JULIE LAVENDER/Special
When Janelle Skinner clocked out a couple of Saturdays ago, it was the last day she “fixed” hair professionally after serving the community for 44 years. Skinner owned and operated Janell’s Beauty Salon in Simmons Shopping Center, where she paid $75 rent per month when she first opened the doors four decades ago. A lot has changed over those 40 years, but many on her client list have not.
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