- Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee proposed renaming Nashville International Airport in honor of the late country music icon Dolly Parton.
- The announcement follows Parton's death from cancer at age 80 and aligns with an online petition signed by over 155,000 fans.
- Tennessee State Senator Todd Warner pledged to introduce legislation supporting the official renaming of the airport.
- Parton was an internationally acclaimed artist who sold over 100 million records, won 11 Grammy Awards, and donated over 100 million books through her Imagination Library.
- The Metro Nashville Airport Authority will discuss the proposal on September 17, which may require adjusting a policy that requires individuals to be deceased for two years before naming property after them.
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