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The Knoxville News-Sentinel
How Dollywood keeps Dolly Parton’s legacy alive, from butterflies to buses
Dolly Parton’s spirit is felt throughout every part of her popular theme park. Here are a few ways Dollywood preserves Parton’s legacy.
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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.
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel
How University of Tennessee teaches about Dolly Parton's music, life
The classes, along with a documentary about her Imagination Library, immortalize the East Tennessean and her contributions to the world.
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The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Dolly Parton remembered by sports world after country music legend dies at 80
Country music legend Dolly Parton was beloved by Tennessee sports fans, and she was remembered by the sports world after the news of her death Aug. 25.
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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.
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Rolling Stone
Dolly Parton, Hardscrabble Storyteller Turned Global Entertainer, Dead at 80
The Country Music Hall of Fame member died Tuesday after battling health issues for the last year
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AP News
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80 of cancer
Dolly Parton, the beloved music and film star known for her vibrant personality and poignant songwriting, has died of cancer
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Nashville Tennessean
Hall of Fame remembers Dolly Parton: 'The one thing we could agree on'
She will be remembered as a singer, songwriter, philanthropist and more. To many fans, Dolly Parton's music offered a common bond.
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AP News
Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80
Dolly Parton, the beloved music and film star known for her vibrant personality and poignant songwriting, has died
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USA Today
How did Dolly Parton build her dazzling business empire? She owned it
Dolly Parton bet on herself in a cutthroat industry and it paid off. "What I really want to do is just to (do) – what I've always done – own myself."
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Rolling Stone
Dolly Parton, Hardscrabble Storyteller Turned Global Entertainer, Dead at 80
The Country Music Hall of Fame member died Tuesday after battling health issues for the last year
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Palm Beach Post
Dolly Parton's cancer battle revealed after country icon's death at 80
Dolly Parton had been battling cancer before her death at age 80, her representatives confirmed Aug. 25. What we know.
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