Bloomin Blinds Celebrates National Small Business Week with Launch of Back to Business Contest
National Window Treatment Franchise Requests Nominations, Awarding One Lucky Business Owner with New Window Treatments & More to Celebrate Getting Back to Business After a Challenging 2020
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DALLAS, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Bloomin Blinds is helping small business America get Back to Business.
The national window treatment franchise is putting a call out to all small business owners, their teams and loyal customers for nominations as it launches its Back to Business contest. Starting on Thursday, May 6 in celebration of National Small Business Week, people are encouraged to submit a deserving business that will be entered into the contest for a chance to win updated window treatments (valued at $5,000) and a $1000 gift card to reinvigorate their office or storefront for post-pandemic success.
Brazos County Detention Center to receive 50 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for qualifying inmates
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BRYAN, TX â The Brazos County Detention Center is set to receive 50 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, according to Brazos County Jail Administrator Kevin Stuart.
Stuart says the Brazos County Sheriff s Office specifically requested the doses from the state.
The vaccine will be administered to inmates who qualify under the state s Phase 1A and 1B guidelines.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a one-dose vaccine, meaning the inmates will considered fully vaccinated after one shot.
How reopening Texas could affect Brazos Valley county jails
County jails in Texas have been prompted by the state, to come up with written plans [for their specific county] on finally re-instating jail visitation after a year of closure to the outside world.
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BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas â The Texas Department of Criminal Justice recently announced that in-person visits to prisons will be allowed once again, as the state continues to reopen.
But, does the same change apply to county jails?
The answer is: not just yet, but maybe in the future.
County jails are run under the authority of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, which is separate from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice [TDCJ].
Kevin Stuart had once accepted his homelessness as a fact of life. He even preferred it. On the streets, he could do meth without worrying about work. So, unless the weather was bad, he had no reason to go to a shelter.
In 2019, though, he decided enough was enough. He wanted his life back, but getting back on the straight and narrow meant he d need resilience. He recalled two months he spent in a shelter. There, the staff eventually told him they needed to reassess his priority status, a fact that frustrated him. I threw my hands up, he told the
Per the CDC guidance, the Dallas Police Department, Office of Homeless Solutions and city contracted vendors have temporarily suspended their anti-encampment efforts, shifting the focus to ensuring these homeless populations don’t contract COVID-19.
Usually, a sign hangs on the gates surrounding Aguinaga’s property that reads “Camp Rhonda.” Now, a different sign is in its place. “Stop the sweeps,” it reads.
Aguinaga said sweeps in downtown and Deep Ellum led homeless populations closer to what is now Camp Rhonda near Interstate 45 and Ferris Street.
The encampment started with three tents. The number quickly swelled to more than 20. “I cannot kick them out,” he said. “My heart cannot do that.”