Fans pushed to put Dolly’s name on Nashville’s airport. Now state and airport officials want to make it happen
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Nashville International Airport have partnered to rename Nashville International Airport (BNA) in honor of late country music legend Dolly Parton.
Thousands of fans have signed an online petition asking the airport to be named after her.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) announced a proposal Friday to rename Nashville’s airport in honor of Dolly Parton, following the late country music star’s death earlier this week. “Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life is forever woven into the fabric of our state,” Lee said in a statement announcing the proposed change. “From her rural mountain home…
Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) announced a proposal Friday to rename Tennessee‘s largest airport after the late Dolly Parton, the legendary singer whose death earlier this week rocked millions of fans across the United States. The Tennessee native died in Nashville on Tuesday at 80 after a brief battle with cancer, according to her family. A public…
