Leachville 2016 Harvest Fetival
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
By REVIS BLAYLOCK and Chris Cloninger
Leachville 2016 Harvest Festival was held on Saturday, Sept. 3 with activities throughout the day. Dragging Main Street was held on Friday evening, with a parade on Saturday morning.
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A large group gathered at the Malt Shop on Friday night before the Harvest Festival to visit and drag Main Street.
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Tammy Stockton, organizer of the Dragging Main Street event, collected school supplies brought by the participants to be donated to the local school.
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Good memories.
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Ben Coulter sang for the crowd at the harvest festival.
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Fun for all ages.
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Street dance.
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A smile from the hot dog eating contest winner.
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Hot dog eating contest was one of the events at the festival.
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The Harvest Festival was formerly Leachville's Watermelon Festival.
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Grand Marshal Rep. Dave Wallace and wife, Karen.
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Leachville Mayor Ralph Wells welcomes everyone to the event.
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Mark Thrasher sang the National Anthem.
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Grand Marshal Dave Wallace talks about his hometown -- Leachville.
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Popcorn for all.
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Games for the young and the young at heart.
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Councilman Michael Webster drives the train for the children.
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The Leachville Harvest Festival was kicked off early Saturday morning with a poker run.
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Psychotic Harmony were among the groups providing entertainment at the bandstand.
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Cutest pet contest contenders.