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Introducing Dolly Parton Intl. Airport

Fans pushed to put Dolly’s name on Nashville’s airport. Now state and airport officials want to make it happen

Salon · Aug 29

Tennessee woman goes in for routine knee replacement surgery. Now, she is paralyzed from the chest down: ‘deeply saddened by the reported harm’

The hospital was recently on a “Best Regional Hospital” list.

We Got This Covered · Aug 29

Nashville airport could turn into one dedicated to Dolly Parton after Tennessee governor's proposal: What does it say?

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has proposed renaming Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton, three days after the country music icon died at 80. Airport officials and Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell support the proposal, which would honour Parton’s musical and charitable legacy. The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority will discuss it September…

The Economic Times · Aug 29

Nashville Airport to be renamed in honour of Dolly Parton

The 9-5 singer lived in Tennessee her whole life

Evening Standard · Aug 28

Dolly Parton Reportedly Knew Her 'Time Was Almost Up', Spent Final Year Secluded at Her Compound

Dolly Parton spent her final year in seclusion at her Tennessee home, battling health issues privately. Insiders reveal her efforts to maintain privacy and protect her public image.

International Business Times UK · Aug 28

Autopsy exposes glaring contradiction in fatal shooting by Trump-deployed National Guard

An autopsy shows that an armed man killed by the Tennessee National Guard was shot in the back

The Independent UK · Aug 28

Voters in seven states to decide 13 property tax measures in 2026

In 2026, voters in seven states will decide—or have already decided—13 statewide ballot measures related to property tax policy. Louisiana voters defeated one measure, Amendment 4, on May 16. The remaining 12 measures will appear on the November 3 ballot in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

Ballotpedia · Aug 28

Death penalty sought for man who killed Indian-origin grocery store owner Suresh Patel in Tennessee; shot Bangladeshi immigrant Shahed Rana Mohsin at a gas station

The man who opened fire and killed Suresh Patel, an Indian-origin grocery shop owner, in Tennessee's Jackson on August 20, faces the death penalty in another murder. Corey Houge was arraigned in Crockett County Circuit Court Wednesday, where district attorney Frederick Agee told Judge Clayburn Peeples that the state will…

The Times of India · Aug 27

Hegseth asked top US military general to drop Kid Rock helicopter probe before firing him: Report

Gen. Randy George, the US Army chief of staff who was forced to retire earlier this year, was reportedly asked to drop an investigation into a low-flying helicopter incident near musician Kid Rock’s Tennessee home days before his removal.

The Times of India · Aug 27

Dolly Parton's Health Giving Reached Vaccine Research, a Children's Hospital and a Rural Women's Center in Tennessee

Dolly Parton died at 80 at a Nashville cancer center. Her documented health giving funded vaccine research and children's hospitals.

Medical Daily · Aug 27