-

Media Advisory: FHLB Dallas and BankPlus Celebrate Future Revitalization Efforts for Historic Lundy House

***1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 20, The Lundy House, 106 Depot Street, Lexington, Mississippi 39095***

LEXINGTON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and BankPlus will be joined by local dignitaries as they celebrate future revitalization efforts for the Lundy House, funded in part by a $16,000 Partnership Grant Program (PGP) subsidy. The funds will be used for an architectural survey to assist with future renovations to help turn the 150-year-old landmark into a multipurpose community center for the arts.

The media is encouraged to attend the event.

WHAT: Revitalization of the Lundy House

WHEN: 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 20, 2023

WHO:

  • Bruce Hatton, FHLB Dallas
  • Max Yates, BankPlus
  • Ellis Harris III, BankPlus
  • Mark Ouellette, BankPlus
  • Watt Ervin, Friends of Lexington Preservation
  • Fran Thurmond, Friends of Lexington Preservation
  • Leroy Riley, Friends of Lexington Preservation
  • Phil Cohen, Friends of Lexington Preservation
  • Kathleen Hooker Waldrop, Friends of Lexington Preservation
  • Leonard Hampton, Holmes County Supervisor
  • James Young, Holmes County Supervisor
  • Landon Vollar, Belinda Stewart Architects

WHERE: The Lundy House, 106 Depot Street, Lexington, Mississippi, 39095

Contacts

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445

Industry:

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

Release Versions
English
Hashtags
#affordablehousing

Contacts

Corporate Communications
Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
fhlb.com, (214) 441-8445

Social Media Profiles
@FHLBDallas
More News From Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas

New Residential Community in Austin, Texas, Celebrates Grand Opening with $1.75M Affordable Housing Program (AHP) Grant from FHLB Dallas and Wells Fargo

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foundation Communities celebrated the grand opening of Juniper Creek, a new 110-unit family supportive housing development, made possible in part by a $1.75 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) awarded in 2025 through member Wells Fargo. Juniper Creek builds on Foundation Communities’ model of offering affordable housing enriched with high-impact services for families and individuals with specializ...

FHLB Dallas and Community Bank of Mississippi Award $150K Grant to Mission First Inc. in Jackson, Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through its member Community Bank of Mississippi (Community Bank), awarded a $150,000 Pathway Fund grant to Mission First Inc. (Mission First) to help expand services to accessible, affordable legal aid in Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties in Mississippi. The grant, awarded today during a ceremonial check presentation at Community Bank’s offices in Jackson, Mississippi, will help Mission First assist homeowner...

$150K Grant from FHLB Dallas and Community Bank of Mississippi to Assist North Mississippi Rural Legal Services to Help Homeowners Resolve Property Titles

TUPELO, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), through its member Community Bank of Mississippi, awarded a $150,000 Pathway Fund grant to North Mississippi Rural Legal Services (NMRLS) to help address homeownership title issues. “This funding will allow us to reach more people who otherwise would have no access to legal help,” said Ben Thomas Cole II, executive director of NMRLS. NMRLS is a nonprofit that provides civil legal representation to low-income hom...
Back to Newsroom