Community members converged on the Cheatham County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, Oct. 20, after learning the fair board planned to discuss dissolving and selling the property.
The board meeting was canceled because several board members and their family members were facing medical emergencies, according to fair board member Juana Oliver. The meeting was to include discussion and a proposal about possibly dissolving the board, selling the property and using the proceeds to benefit local agricultural organizations.
Cheatham County residents, including attorney Marian Fordyce and businessman Tony Beigert, gathered at the fairgrounds in Ashland City, the night of the fair association’s previously scheduled board meeting, to protest and raise awareness to help save the fair…