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Tennessee's 2019 Offseason Outlook: Safety - 247Sports
Tuesday, March 05, 2019ENJOY VIP ACCESS TO GOVOLS247 WITH A FREE SEVEN-DAY TRIAL)WHO'S GONE> Micah Abernathy (eligibility), Todd Kelly Jr. (eligibility)The Vols are losing their two most experienced safeties in Abernathy and Kelly, a duo that combined for 48 career starts. Abernathy was a three-year starter and Kelly was a full-time starter in 2016, when he led the Vols in tackles, after playing a significant role off the bench as a freshman in sophomore. The Vols got a glimpse of life with them not in the picture last season, when Abernathy missed four games due to injury and Kelly didn't play much defensively outside of the starts he made against South Carolina and Charlotte.Abernathy, slowed by injury in two of his three seasons as a starter, had just 38 tackles and three tackles for loss in 2018 after he was third on the team with 81 tackles the previous season, while Kelly was hindered the past two seasons by knee problems that were bad enough he won't be continuing his football career.WHO'S HERE> Nigel Warrior (Sr.), Theo Jackson (Jr.), Shawn Shamburger (Jr.), Cheyenne Labruzza (R-So.), Trevon Flowers (So.), Brandon Davis (R-Fr.), Jaylen McCollough (Fr.)Warrior returns for his senior season and presumably will remain in his starting role. The former top-100 prospect has yet to make the kind of impact the Vols have hoped he would, though he's been Tennessee's second-leading tackler the past two seasons. Despite his production, Warrior occasionally struggled with his pursuit angles and tackling in run support and in coverage, but he likes the Pruitt, knows new defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Derrick Ansley from recruiting and has one final season to put it all together.The competition for the other starting safety spot alongside Warrior quietly could be one of the better ones on the team this offseason.Flowers has be to considered the favorite even thoug... https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/Article/Tennessee-Vols-safety-2019-Offseason-Outlook-Nigel-Warrior-Trevon-Flowers-129598306/
Gainesville woman creates picture-perfect floral designs for weddings and photo shoots - Gainesville Times
Tuesday, October 11, 2016Early sets her mind on a task, she brings her own personal sense of creativity and style to make it as beautiful and unique as possible.Recently, she styled a not-yet-released marketing video for Abernathy and Cochran Real Estate Group. For the video, she styled a table for a fall dinner party. She said she hand-dyed the table runner, did an autumn-colored floral arrangement and styled the table with fruit, candles, plates and flatware.“We chose her because of her artistic style and her creativity and her love of all things home,” said Brad Abernathy, a partner at Abernathy and Cochran Real Estate Group in Gainesville.Abernathy said he met Early years ago when their children attended the same school.“We crossed paths a few different times in real estate-related business and we couldn’t think of anybody better to do the marketing video about real estate homes and decor than Ginny,” he said.But Early has not forgotten her roots. She said she has dreams of styling weddings in Europe or around United States. But for now most of her clients’ weddings are in North Georgia or Atlanta.Therefore, Early focuses on her style, which includes a lot of natural and organic looks with garden-gathered and art-inspired arrangements.“I really look at whether it’s an arrangement or bouquet or whatever I’m making,” she said. “Each piece is treated like a piece of art.”She said she lets the flowers “sing,” arranging them to best enhance their beauty. And she doesn’t follow strict recipes, calling for specific numbers of flowers.Early tries to create floral designs representative of her client, which is important to her. When she works with a bride, Early wants to hear all about the spouses-to-be.“I like to sit down and have a chat and hear all about them and their fiance,” she said. “Because no matter what style of flowers we do, I want it to be a reflection of the people getting married. I want everything to point toward the love that they have for each other, for that to be the focus.”She also wants to know the bride’s personal style to highlight her beauty.Early’s ability to create a design for a woman’s personal style comes in handy when she isn’t catering to a bride. During her downtime, she offers wardrobe makeovers, which involve discarding out-of-date, ill-fitting or unflattering clothing. Then she transforms into a personal shopper for her client. She said she puts together new looks to make her clients feel their best.All that is at the heart of her business, whether it’s flowers or a person.“Whether I’m styling or doing flowers or other aspects of the game, doing a wardrobe makeover, that moment when it all comes together ... those moments where you can see in their eyes that the client feels like they’re connected with the way they were made to be is pretty amazing,” she said. “It kind of makes me cry. When someone finally feels like the best version of themselves, it’s an honor to be a part of that.”For more information, visit www.enemiesoftheaverage.com. ... http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/199/article/119507/
Local Florist spreads joy through public arrangements in The Woodlands - hellowoodlands.com
Thursday, April 02, 2020That’s what florists do, they serve people.”Learn more about Ann Engelbrecht and local business Sprout Fine Floral Concepts located in The Woodlands, Texas by visiting allaboutsprout.com.Advertisementimg width="1000" hei... https://www.hellowoodlands.com/local-florist-spreads-joy-through-public-arrangements-in-the-woodlands/
CBS11 Investigates Online ‘Florist’ With Hundreds Of Complaints - CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
Thursday, March 12, 2020NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Flower shops are filled to the brim with blooms as workers prepare for the Valentine’s Day rush.These days, most people call in their orders or order online. That’s what Susan Hatch did when she wanted to send flowers to an out-of-state relative.“Went to Google. Googled local florists in Park Ridge, Illinois, and they came to the top of the search engine.” She’s talking about Troys Florist, a company whose website touts it as “the best Park Ridge florist you trust.”“They had a whole range of flower arrangements, probably 100 different selections,” said Hatch.She paid $100 for the “beauty in bloom” arrangement, but Hatch said the flowers that arrived were not nearly as nice. “Cheap! Really poor quality.” When she complained, Troys offered her a 10% refund. “That didn’t even cover the delivery fee,” said Hatch.Even so, Troys Florist is “the best” in a lot of places. We searched for local florists across DFW; every time Troys was one of the top results. The best... https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/02/12/cbs11-investigates-online-florist-with-hundreds-of-complaints/
Coronavirus delays provides big obstacle for local florist - KRIS Corpus Christi News
Thursday, March 12, 2020CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Valentine's Day is tomorrow making this one of the busiest times of the year for flower shops.But one of the biggest flower shops in our area almost didn't get their main flowers delivered on time.The owner of the Blossom Shop says the delay was due to the coronavirus.A.C. Gilmore’s shop gets a majority of their its flowers from Ecuador. Which means the flowers get sent here through several flights.Staff is working overtime at the shop.It's not because the business was unprepared, but it's because the shop's roses that are typically prepared four days in advance, were delayed.While most flower shops get their valentine's day flowers from San Antonio, most of Gilmore’s comes from Ecuador.But this year the shipment was delayed."The coronavirus, it hit Miami. it just stopped the flights,” Gilmore said. Every Valentine's Day, this flower shop goes through nearly 6,000 roses to fulfill 600 orders.So you can imagine how relieved Gilmore was when the 122 boxes of flowers arrived late ... https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/coronavirus-delays-provides-big-obstacle-for-local-florist
Demanding Answers: NJ Company Accused Of Posing As Local Florists Nationwide - CBS New York
Thursday, March 12, 2020Photos Provided)His wife ended up receiving something worth a fraction of the price.“Very simple, very cheap, very disappointed,” Woodruff said.It was the same story when Susan Hatch, of Texas, thought she was sending a $100 “Beauty in Bloom” for a relative’s 105th birthday.Pictured on the left is the $100 arrangement Troys Florist customer Susan Hatch ordered online, pictured on the right is the arrangement that was received (Photos Provided)“Googled ‘local florists in Park Ridge, Illinois’ and they came to the top of the search engine,” Hatch said.Each time CBS2 searched for a “local florist” — from Plano, Texas, to West Milford, New Jersey — Troys Florist was one of the top results, boasting it’s a “family-run business” with a “huge loyal following within the community.”A former employee of Troys Florist says orders nationwide really go through a house on Route 18 in East Brunswick, New Jersey. (Credit: CBS2)A former employee who asked we hide her identity says orders nationwide really go through a house on Route 18 in East Brunswick, New Jersey.“How would you find the real local florist?” Rozner asked.“The same way like the people do. We go on Google,” the former employee said. “So once you put in your order for, let’s say, $100, we send it out to a local florist.”But they allegedly called in a much cheaper arrangement, she says, at the discretion of owner Perry Kessisiades, who would keep a cut of the money as his commission.“He would be on top of us in order to make that percentage everyday,” the former employee said. “Anywhere from 40% up was perfect.”She says she was fired after complaining about two weeks’ worth of pay she was owed. She says she earned $15. She also alleges that arrangements under $60, some for funerals, were never fulfilled.Legitimate ... https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/02/12/troys-florist-scam/
