LEIGHTON – As the town of Leighton celebrates the legacy of Percy Sledge this weekend, officials will host a ceremony that will make sweet music for its economic future.

A special groundbreaking celebration Saturday during Sledgefest will mark the beginning of a downtown revitalization project made possible by a $1 million Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant.

The ceremony with town officials and representatives of the Singing River Trail will be Saturday at 5:30 p.m. next to the Leighton Public Library, 8740 Main St.

The project, a multiuse path that will be part of the Singing River Trail, will reimagine part of downtown Leighton to help drive economic activity and tourism.

Established in 2018, the Singing River Trail is a 200-plus mile greenway system that is designed to strengthen regional bonds and creates new health and wellness, educational, economic, tourism, and entrepreneurial opportunities for the people and communities in the Tennessee Valley.