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Nashville airport renamed to honor Dolly Parton
The gist
Nashville's airport board voted 6-0 to begin renaming the airport for Dolly Parton.
The change would make her the first woman on a top-50 US airport.
How it unfolded
- 2025Lydia Popovich, a Parton superfan, starts a petition to rename the airport; the effort to rename it begins.
- Aug 25, 2026Dolly Parton dies at 80 after a brief battle with cancer.
- Late August 2026Gov. Bill Lee announces support for the renaming, days after Parton's death.