Explore
AP News
How Dolly Parton's love of the Great Smoky Mountains helped transform her hometown
Dolly Parton didn’t just sing about her Tennessee mountain home
Read More
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Remember when Dolly played Smokies stadium? It funded a hometown hospital
Dolly Parton ended a 32-date tour in 2007 at a minor league baseball stadium in East Tennessee to raise money for a new hospital in her hometown.
Read More
Rolling Stone
Dolly Parton’s Charity Knew No Bounds
From literacy to bald eagles, the superstar helped fund and support a number of causes
Read More
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Recollect Dolly Parton's sparkling life with hundreds of photos
The world may never see Dolly Parton's like again - but we can still see the photos that captured her warm, colorful public persona.
Read More
Nashville Tennessean
Dolly Parton never had children. She said it gave her the freedom to thrive
Country music legend Dolly Parton never had children of her own. Here's why she said being child-free helped her career, philanthropy and lasting legacy.
Read More
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Honor Dolly Parton by visiting the Sevier County spots that shaped her
Take a pilgrimage through Sevier County and visit the places that shaped the remarkable life of Dolly Parton, who died Aug. 25 at age 80.
Read More
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Tennessee shaped Dolly Parton’s music, from the Smoky Mountains to the Opry
Long before she became the Queen of Country Music, Dolly Parton centered her world around her "Tennessee Mountain Home."
Read More
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Dolly Parton was always 'proud to be a Smoky Mountain girl.' We loved her for it
East Tennessee’s own Dolly Parton dreamed big, gave generously and carried the Smoky Mountains in her heart wherever she went.
Read More
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Dolly threw her heart and soul into Dollywood: 'I'm real proud of Tennessee'
Dollywood is wildly more popular than anyone could have imaged in 1986. Dolly's business sense transformed an entire community.
Read More
Nashville Tennessean
'One of us.' Lawmakers' tributes to Dolly Parton
In 2021, lawmakers proposed placing a statue of Parton on State Capitol grounds, facing the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Parton graciously declined the honor.
Read More
USA Today
Politicians from Tennessee to DC pay tribute to Dolly Parton
Lawmakers from Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn to President Donald Trump reacted to music icon Dolly Parton's death.
Read More
USA Today
Dolly Parton told me this was her dream. Now it's her legacy
Dolly Parton was known for her prolific songwriting and larger-than-life personality. But she's leaving behind another big legacy through Dollywood.
Read More
