Summary
Tennessee’s governor proposed renaming Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton, the famous country singer who died recently at age 80. The proposal is meant as a tribute to Parton, but it may require changing the airport’s rules about naming places after people who have been dead for at least two years.
Key Facts
- Tennessee Governor Bill Lee proposed renaming Nashville International Airport for Dolly Parton.
- Dolly Parton was a country music star and Tennessee native who died of cancer at age 80.
- The governor called Parton “our state’s favorite daughter.”
- Governor Lee has talked about the idea with Dolly Parton’s representatives.
- The current airport naming policy requires the person to have been dead for at least two years.
- The Metro Nashville Airport Authority will discuss the proposal and naming rules at their meeting on September 17.
- The proposal came shortly after Dolly Parton’s death on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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