By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support local journalism.
Will city support private business?
BU - better one
The city of McMinnville paid $62,500 a year as an underwriter for Bluegrass Underground in exchange for national TV exposure. The new concert series, Cumberland Caverns Live, would also like to have the city as an underwriter, but it cant offer a TV audience at this point. Pictured is The Mavericks during a performance in the cave.
McMinnville officials are feeling the music, but will that groove equate to money for Cumberland Caverns Live? “Historically, we have been allocating money every year to give to Bluegrass Underground and obviously, we are not doing that anymore,” said Alderman Ryle Chastain, during a Finance Committee meeting. “I know they haven’t (formally) requested it, but I’m going to recommend working in some capacity with Cumberland Caverns Live to see if we can help them out.”