Taylor Thurmond, 10, was among the more than 2,500 elementary school students to take part in the nationwide contest. Voting runs through Friday, May 13.
This Dallas family business went from building floral displays at big events to fixing up homes
The owners of Nitsche Convention Florist built outdoor exhibits and landscaping for large-scale events before the pandemic. Now the family is designing and building homes.
Nick Thurmond (left), with his wife Taylor and father Virgil, at a Lower Greenville home they re building in Dallas.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer)
Nick and Taylor Thurmond found a sticky note on their mailbox last April with an offer to buy their Lower Greenville home in Dallas. That little piece of paper served to keep a family business afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.