Otis Weatherford has been a familiar face around the city of Covington for almost 60 years.

Currently at Alexandria’s Hair Design on Pace Street, Weatherford has been cutting hair for multiple generations of Covington residents.

In his early years, the choice to join the barber profession was an easy one for Weatherford.

“At 16 years old, I quit school and I had to do something to make a living,” Weatherford said. “It is warm in the winter, cool in the summer and I was not working outside. That is what sold me on it.”

Weatherford recalls a time when he ran a produce stand while simultaneously running his barber shop.

“I got out of that [produce stand], but I had a produce stand for 11 years,” Weatherford said. “I would leave [the barber shop] and go do that. But now I am here at the barbershop full-time.”

Weatherford has been a barber in Covington for almost 60 years and has cut hair for many popular names in the city. Notably, Weatherford has cut hair for mayor Steve Horton.

“I have a few that I started cutting in [1967] when I came to Covington,” Weatherford said. “I started cutting in [1963] around Atlanta, and I came to Covington in February of [1967].”

One of the things Weatherford enjoys the most about cutting hair in Covington is being able to see many recurring customers over decades while meeting and getting to know new customers.

“[The thing I enjoy the most] is seeing the people I know and being able to meet a lot of people,” Weatherford said.