Tennessee governor backs renaming Nashville airport after Dolly Parton
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Gov. Bill Lee and the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority backed renaming Nashville International Airport in Dolly Parton’s honor, a move gaining momentum after Parton’s death and a 2025 petition that has attracted more than 155,000 signatures. If approved, Parton would become the first woman to have a U.S. airport named for her, but the plan would require revisiting the airport’s policy requiring honorees to be deceased for at least two years, with discussion expected at a September board meeting.
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