Bridging the Gulf

Hair-raising effort to help absorb oil from major spill

By: Kristi Jordan - Texarkana Gazette

Staff photo by Eric J. Shelton Brittany Shackelford smiles at a client Friday as she cuts Donna Webb’s hair at the Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana. Hair clippings are being donated to help absorb oil from the catastrophic spill in the Gulf of Mexico. No Published Caption

The Cosmetology Academy of Texarkana and other area residents are hoping hair today will help the Gulf of Mexico oil slick be gone tomorrow.

Peggy Smith and Elaine Primeaux, owners of the academy, are enlisting their students to gather and collect hair trimmings from their business and ar...

Published: 05/10/2010