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Why we Fly the Flag, Texas

The stories in Fly The Flag, Texas are designed to inspire and present the best of what our community has to offer. Each month our main "Flying Our Flag" two-page spread feature spotlights a person who or organization which makes us all proud of where we live. Often these are local non-profits driven by self-less volunteers who are the cause of so much good in our community (see www.texasvolunteers.org). However, any notable initiative of which we can all genuinely be proud is eligible for this feature and we welcome story ideas. These features are archived here each month.

Fly The Flag, Texas. We're proud of it, and we hope you will be too.

Date Title
Nov, 2017

TVCC
Small Town, Big Impact

Jul, 2017

The Iron House
Hen Co's fight against addiction

Jun, 2017

The Litterbox
The Dress Circle

Apr, 2017

Cait Pool
Stars in Sun Records

Mar, 2017

Van Zandt
Athens' Own Coffee Roaster

Feb, 2017

Athens Own Big Cat
Big Trouble

Jan, 2017

Step Into Our Past
At McNair Farm

Dec, 2016

One Donation at a Time
Henderson County United Way

Nov, 2016

Deep Roots
Local Farms Come Together

Oct, 2016

Family Peace Project
End The Silence

Sep, 2016

Going for Gold
Athens' Crowned Prince of Wakeboarding

Jul, 2016

Malakoff
Land of Milk and Honey

Jun, 2016

CASA
Appeal for Volunteers

May, 2016

Free The Earth
The Art of Sustainable Living

Mar, 2016

Books In Bloom
Support our Library at its fourth annual event

Feb, 2016

The King's Rein
Where horses help heal

Jan, 2016

Raising the Leaders Of Tomorrow
Athens CofC leads the way

Dec, 2015

Blue Gill Cabins
Looking for a Getaway?

Oct, 2015

Funky Frog
Where local artists get their voices heard

Jul, 2015

And the Rain Came Down
A war veteran's love of writing

Jun, 2015

Sundown Ranch
Rebuilding lives one sundown at a time

May, 2015

84th Annual
Athens Old Fiddler's Reunion

May, 2015

Superman!
A local writer's links.

Apr, 2015

Sharon Ellsberry
A Decade of Dedication

Feb, 2015

The Cowboy
who rode out hunger

Jan, 2015

Coach Smiley
"Inspiring Excellence"

Dec, 2014

Amelia Abney
"One person CAN make a difference"

Nov, 2014

A Gigantic Flag
Honoring our nation's veterans

Oct, 2014

Dr Ken Lemmon
34 years on the sidelines

Sep, 2014

"Friends of The Animals"
Provide a valuable service at CCL

Aug, 2014

Bringing Hope to the World
Hope Springs revisited

Jul, 2014

Battling Childhood Hunger
in Henderson County

Jun, 2014

Mission to Ethiopia
Good Work in Inconvenient Places

May, 2014

Souper Service
Athens soup kitchen opens its doors

Apr, 2014

ETMC Hospital Auxiliary
Call for volunteers

Mar, 2014

A healthy discussion
on health care

Feb, 2014

CASA
Replace hurt with hope

Jan, 2014

Labor of Love
A True Labor of Love

Dec, 2013

Agrilife Extension
Working for the People of Henderson County

Nov, 2013

Grace House of CCL
Showing women a better way to live

Oct, 2013

With Eternal Gratitude
Remembering our veterans

Sep, 2013

The Cain Center
Celebrating 30 years

Aug, 2013

The TVCC Family
Setting a volunteering example

Jul, 2013

Volunteer Fire Departments
Crucial for Communities

Jun, 2013

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center
Not Your Average Fishin' Hole

May, 2013

ETX Crisis Center
Battling the silent epidemic

Apr, 2013

Master Gardener -
Dirty Hands, Good Work

Mar, 2013

Faith in Action Outreach -
Faith in Action Outreach working in Malakoff. Feeding and clothing the needy through schools and community.

Feb, 2013

What's Happened Since Then... -
For our first anniversary, we follow up on some of the organizations we have featured in our Flying Our Flag spread.

Jan, 2013

AARP Tax-Aide -
Providing free help with tax filings.

Dec, 2012

Toys For Tots -
Santa's Helpers look a lot like Firefighters

Nov, 2012

Meeting Our Neighbors’ Most Basic Need -
Norm Tumlinson enjoys his works as a volunteer at the food pantry.

Oct, 2012

Horrible Stories Can Have Happy Endings When You Give To The United Way

Sep, 2012

A place to start again -
If everything collapses tomorrow and people are forced to exist in a world without restaurants, retail stores or online shopping, Judy Seaton will do just fine. Thank you.

Aug, 2012

Think Pink -
TVCC faculty & students take to the fields to battle cancer

Jul, 2012

Getting Clean and Sober -
Kevin and Donna Chapman are financing and running the Chapman House in Eustace as a result of Mr. Chapman’s own amazing recovery
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Jun, 2012

Breaking the Cycle -
Family Peace Project provides refuge and resources for domestic violence victims

May, 2012

Standing in the Gap -
Disciples Clinic provides ‘medical home’ to qualifying county residents without health insurance

Apr, 2012

The store where thrift becomes a gift -
People are helping others without it costing them an extra dime. That’s the beauty of it

Mar, 2012

An unusual business model -
Red Dot believes impact of success should ripple outward

Feb, 2012

The home of Hope -
Buy this bottled water, and you help save lives