Month: September 2026

OPINION: DOLLY PARTON'S AMERICA WAS THE OPPOSITE OF DONALD TRUMP'S The following summarizes an opinion column by Melissa Dimondstein, a retired postal worker and community organizer, published Sept. 2, 2026, and distributed…

DOLLY PARTON'S NIECE JADA STAR OPENS UP ON THE ICON'S FINAL DAYS: "JUST A SHOCK" Dolly Parton's niece, singer-songwriter Jada Star, gave an exclusive interview to Extra's Mona Kosar Abdi this week,…

DOLLY PARTON'S FINAL INTERVIEW REVEALED A WOMAN STILL LOOKING FORWARD, NOT BACK Dolly Parton's last interview, published by People magazine on Aug. 21, 2026, just four days before her death, showed a…

RICHIE OWENS REFLECTS ON LIFE AND LEGACY OF COUSIN DOLLY PARTON Richie Owens, Dolly Parton's first cousin and longtime musical collaborator, appeared on NBC's "Today" show on September 3, 2026, to share…

In 1988, Sevier County High School was bleeding its future dry. Over a third of its student body abandoned their education before walking across the graduation stage. Dolly Parton—who once marched on…

September 25 has been officially set aside as Dolly Day, and with just twenty-three days left on the calendar, an extraordinary wave of celebration is already rippling from the Great Smoky Mountains…

Traditional country music lost one of its truest originals on August 29, when Frankie Miller passed away quietly at his home in Texas at the age of 95. A steadfast keeper of…

It has been one week since Dolly Parton went home, and across the hills of Tennessee and around the globe, the quiet ache of earthly loss has slowly given way to a…

On Saturday, August 29, the Grand Ole Opry transformed its sacred stage into an emotional sanctuary, dedicating an entire broadcast to honoring the incomparable life and legacy of Dolly Parton just four…

While country superstar Luke Bryan continues to sell out massive stadiums across the nation, his eldest son, Thomas "Bo" Bryan, is busily commanding the spotlight on a very different stage. The senior…