There are 10 article(s) tagged Dolly Parton:

• September 2026

  • Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Primetime,’ Dolly Parton’s ‘Nine to Five’

    Also screening this week, “Psycho” and “Breathless” provide a film education that budding Memphis cinephiles should really take advantage of.

    By Chris Herrington September 25, 2026

  • Full funding for Imagination Library would double Shelby County’s reach

    Full state funding of the Imagination Library would remove local costs and raise kindergarten‑readiness rates.

    By Noah McLane September 14, 2026

  • Bailey: It’s possible Ken Adams had reason to resist Parton recognition

    Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams stirred up a hornet’s nest with his decision not to lower the flags in honor of Dolly Parton. But did the Flag Code open the door for the mayor’s decision?

    By Clay Bailey September 05, 2026

  • Olive Branch mayor decides to not lower flags for Dolly Parton

    After the death of national icon Dolly Parton last week, one Mississippi mayor won’t lower flags in her honor.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 01, 2026

• August 2026

  • Dolly said no to Elvis, but he — and the rest of the world — loved her anyway

    Beloved icon Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80, never met Elvis Presley, but they nearly collaborated on a version of her famed ballad “I Will Always Love You.”

    By The Associated Press, Jody Callahan August 25, 2026

• May 2025

  • Where reading sprouts: Children’s Day at the Hernando Farmers Market

    Children’s Day is slated for Saturday at the Hernando Farmers Market with a focus on drawing interest for children’s books and better food choices.

    By Brandon LaGrone II May 30, 2025

• March 2025

  • Dolly Parton, a death and the West Memphis Pancho’s

    For now, the Dollywood Foundation owns the former Pancho’s site in West Memphis, but if all goes according to plan, the site will be sold this summer with the proceeds going to the Foundation.

    By Jody Callahan March 26, 2025

• February 2025

  • AI Dolly Parton tells Arlington kids they don’t have school

    Snow days are gaining a cult following in Arlington, all because of the “voices” announcing school closings.

    By Michael Waddell February 24, 2025

• December 2020

  • The Memphis 10: COVID confessions, generic fun at Liberty Park and more

    Dolly versus Marsha; Christmas lights at Shelby Farms, Memphis Zoo and the Botanic Garden; and Don Bryant’s Grammy nomination. 

    By Chris Herrington December 10, 2020

• November 2020

  • The Memphis 10: With COVID complicating Thanksgiving, ditch the dining room table but keep the turkey

    This Thanksgiving is a brief but particularly fraught moment of decision, another unwelcome marker in Our COVID Year, may it manage to remain singular. 

    By Chris Herrington November 19, 2020