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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Diego Pineda

Politician working to have Nashville airport renamed in Dolly Parton’s honor

  • Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee proposed renaming Nashville International Airport in honor of the late country music icon Dolly Parton .
  • The announcement follows Parton's death from cancer at age 80 and aligns with an online petition signed by over 155,000 fans.
  • Tennessee State Senator Todd Warner pledged to introduce legislation supporting the official renaming of the airport.
  • Parton was an internationally acclaimed artist who sold over 100 million records, won 11 Grammy Awards, and donated over 100 million books through her Imagination Library.
  • The Metro Nashville Airport Authority will discuss the proposal on September 17, which may require adjusting a policy that requires individuals to be deceased for two years before naming property after them.

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