Completed Projects
Check out these completed projects by the LBC!
MEAL ON MAIN COMMUNITY DINNER
(Click the photo above to see more photos from the event on our Facebook page!)
The LBC’s 3rd Annual "Meal on Main" was a huge hit with over 100+ attendees! What a beautiful evening to dine ON MAIN STREET! The weather was perfect and it was great to see so many neighbors come out and enjoy some Bigg Butts BBQ and celebrate our community and the progress we are making to help #BeautifyLeachville!
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We owe a BIG thank you to everyone who donated to the cause and to Twigs & Stems Floral Design + More for our beautiful table centerpiece!
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We’d also like to thank all of our volunteers & board members who helped set up and make this event possible and thank the Leachville Volunteer Fire Department & LPD for setting up the fire trucks for us to block the street.
This event is now held annually in May of every year on Main Street!
HAUNTS ON MAIN HALLOWEEN EVENT
(Click the image above to see more photos of the event on our Facebook page!)
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On October 31st, the LBC hosted the first ever "LBC Haunts on Main" event on Halloween! Over 1,000+ people came through in 2 hours - making it the largest event ever to be held on Main Street! THANK YOU SO MUCH, LEACHVILLE and so many others who came from all around! Main Street was ALIVE and full of smiles & fun.
“An active, vibrant downtown is the heart of any community. And last night, Leachville came alive with one of the biggest crowds we’ve ever seen on Main Street! This is how we make a better Leachville. This is how we work together and bring real results for the community to enjoy and be proud of.” said LBC President & Founder, Jerred Price. “It warmed my heart so much to see our lil’ hometown so alive and vibrant” he added.
The LBC would also like to thank each person who helped make this possible an all the vendors who came and set up to pass out candy and treats. You guys made all this possible. We would also like to thank our wonderful board of directors for all their hard work - so thank you Brannah Bibbs, Barbara Lloyd, Lisa Turner, Whitlee Adams McDermott, Joseph McDermott, Mark Thrasher, Ethel Hetler, Tracy Jackson Mullis, Jerred Price & Retha Hawkins!
The event was such a success, we have decided to make it an annual event on Halloween night each year!
LEACHVILLE CITY FLAG
In September 2024, the LBC created a new "Town Pride" Flag based on the design of the south end welcome sign (a design voted on by the town's residents). These new flags are for anyone to purchase and to display proudly at their home or business. LBC President Jerred Price presented one as a gift to the City of Leachville at City Hall. You can purchase the flags at our website under the SHOP page. Click HERE to visit the page!
HOME IMPROVEMENT GRANT 2024 Q2 PROJECT
In September 2024, We were excited to announce the very first Home Improvement Grant winner, Mr. and Mrs. Morris! They were in dire need of a new porch, with the fear of it falling in every time they walked out of their front door. The porch was starting to rot and was very unstable. Now, they have a sturdy, safe porch to walk out onto!
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“The purpose of this grant is to help those in need. Twice a year, we will award this grant to a local Leachville household. We are excited about this being our first, but can’t wait to help another family starting in January 2025! Beautification is more than flowers and lampppst. Beautification also means showing the beauty of a community through teamwork and being there for each other when needed.” said LBC Founder / President Jerred Price.
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We appreciate all the families and households who applied and encourage you all to reapply during the next application timeline. To read more about the grant program, please click here: www.leachvillebc.org/grants
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PICTURED ABOVE (from left to right): LBC Board Members Lisa Turner, Retha Hawkins, homeowners Ellen and Clifton Morris with their daughter, Stephanie all with Jerred Price, then continuing to the right, LBC Board Members Ethel Hetler & Barbara Lloyd.
MAIN STREET MEMORIAL BENCHES
As of July 2024, the new benches are out on Main Street! WOW! What an impact they make in making our town look welcoming and ALIVE! Each family who purchased a memorial bench in honor of a loved one will soon receive an email to set the details for their memorial plaque that will be mounted to each bench! Thank you to everyone who purchased one! We can’t wait to get more of these for the town in the near future! Let’s keep pushing to BEAUTIFY LEACHVILLE!
PROPERTY PRIDE INITIATIVE
In June 2024, the LBC launched the "Property Pride Initiative". Through this program, we will identify properties in town that need a little help and some love and work toward a solution that will benefit the property owners and the community.
We reviewed existing code enforcement regulations adopted by the city as well as other programs and initiatives that neighboring cities have put forward to help clean up their towns. The board has voted unanimously to start with 5 properties at a time that need a little help. We presented these to the City Council on on Tuesday, June 24th.
The initiative was a great success as it spurred a major review and revamp of the city blight / condemnation ordinance. The city has now adopted a new ordinance which will streamline holding abandoned, blighted properties accountable.
To date, we have already seen several properties be torn down and cleaned up thanks to new owners doing their party to try to clean up the town and build new homes. The LBC is very grateful for this movement and momentum.
NORTH END WELCOME SIGN
In May of 2024, we repurposed the the old oval sign from the Highway 18 Welcome Sign and created an all new welcome sign on the north end of Main Street as you come in from Missouri! Special thanks to Terry Chambers for allowing us to put this on your lot and a big thanks to Mark Thrasher for installing the fence post! We also want to thank Jerred Price with Price & Co. Roofing and Renovations for donating the flowers, brick, and lighting!
LEACHVILLE FOOD PANTRY REFRESH PROJECT
Before and after at the The Leachville Foundation, Inc.'s Food Bank on Main Street! In April 2024, The LBC was happy to donate a $2500 paint job to this wonderful community organization! We appreciate all they do for our hometown!
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“This is what community is all about. We have to step up. Get involved. And figure out ways to make things happen TOGETHER… not make excuses and point fingers as to who is responsible for what and why “it can’t be done”. Let’s come together. Make a plan. And do our part as a community. When we do, these are the results” said LBC Board President & Founder, Jerred Price.
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Mrs. Jo Ann Puckett Cardin accepted the donation and even posed for a picture! We’d like to thank Board President & LBC Founder Jerred Price and Board Members Whitlee Adams McDermott and Brannah Bibbs for stepping up to help paint! We’d also like to thank eveyone else who showed up on a Saturday to lend their time toward the project which helped us complete it in ONE DAY!
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A special thanks to Hufford's Lumber & Hardware as well for always being supportive and helpful toward our projects.
We’d also like to say how much we appreciate all of our board members who care so much for our little town and serve our organization for one reason: a better, more beautiful Leachville.
WELCOME SIGN REFRESH
As of April 2024, the Welcome Sign Refresh Project is complete! This past weekend, we installed the flowers, shrubs, and white rock that made the flower bed come to life! The only thing we are waiting on now is the lamppost to be completed and shipped. Once it's here, it will be the last piece of the project! Many Leachville families donated to the project and some are even stepping up to donate their time and materials to make this project a huge success for the town!
Thank you to all of our donors who made this happen!
Special thanks to:
Marsha Jackson & Family
for donating the flower bed soil!
Jordan Whitaker
for donating time & paint to paint the walls!
Price & Co. Roofing and Renovations
for matching the funds raised!
Chambers Electric
for helping us with the electrical hook ups!
Hufford's Hardware
for donating the paint!
We also have a plaque that will list all donors who contributed to this project that is in production.
FIRE STATION MEMORIAL LAMPPOST PROJECT
On Nov. 16th, 2023, the LBC and members of the community gathered at the Leachville Volunteer Fire Department to honor two first responders who served our community for many years.
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These new post replaced the old post that were just outside at the front of the fire department; the old post were in pretty bad shape. These two new post were purchased to honor two long-time serving volunteer firefighters & their families.
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The first post was dedicated to Judy & Morrell "Smokey" Mangrum donated by Dwight & Michael Mangrum and families.
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The second post was dedicated to Buie Ray donated by Suzanne Faught, Luke, Jared, & Olivia Dixon.
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We would like to thank the families who purchased these memorial lamppost and for helping us beautify our community. We would also like to thank Drake Brown & the Leachville Volunteer Fire Department for repairing an underground power-line that was damaged at the fire department so that these lights that were purchased by these families can shine bright for years to come! Your support, cooperation, and teamwork means a lot! Special thanks to Terry Chambers at Chambers Heating for fixing the fire department’s power line so quickly!
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MAIN STREET MEMORIAL LAMPPOST PROJECT
JUST WOW! Look at what a difference the Leachville Memorial Lamp Post Project has made for our Historic District of Main Street!
Installed in May of 2023, twenty different families purchased a pole to honor a loved one. At no cost to the city or taxpayers, the lamppost will shine on for decades honoring beloved Leachvillians who made an impact on our community. Each post has a plaque dedicated to who they were dedicated to mounted to the base of the post.
We want to say thank you to the City of Leachville, Mayor Rodney Robertson, the City Council, the Board of Directors for the Leachville Beautification Corporation, and to all of the families who purchased a pole which made this project possible.
If you look closely to some of the photos, you will see a few locals working on their historic buildings on Main Street. They are bringing them back life and they want to improve and fix up their town! This is what it’s all about! It’s crazy to think that just a year ago, just after the tornado ripped through our town, people were suggesting that it might be best to tear down these historic buildings and that Main Street was dying. Even a few who said the lamp post project wasn’t a good idea and didn’t support it. Well, we believed otherwise and are happy to have formed this organization (the Leachville Beautification Corp.) to #SaveMainStreetLeachville & continue our mission to #BeautifyLeachville!
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“We can’t wait to launch our other beautification projects in the very near future. Stay tuned! We are JUST getting started!”
added Jerred Price, LBC Board President
MAIN STREET COMMUNITY CLEAN UP 2022
On August 13th, 2022, the LBC hosted it's first "Community Clean Up" with great success! Nearly 15 bags of trash and debris were collected and picked up by nearly 25 volunteers that showed up for the event. Special coverage by KAIT 8 news can be seen by CLICKING HERE
MAIN STREET FLOWER POTS
In July of 2022, the LBC launched it's first project by putting 20 new flower pots up and down main street as well as new artificial flowers! The flower pots brought a lot of life to the town's Main Street!