Dolly Parton visited her very own Tennessee mountain home on Friday. Following the death of her husband Carl Dean on March 3, the country icon made her first public appearance at Dollywood’s ...

Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean's country music reporter, shares exclusive insights on interviewing Dolly Parton.

Parton says innovation and Southern hospitality are instrumental to Dollywood’s next 40 years. Dolly Parton had a dream to use her star power and love of East Tennessee to create a theme park ...

Country music icon Dolly Parton's husband of almost 60 years died at the age of 82. When it came to her love life with Carl Dean, the country icon kept it private. The couple's romance ignited in ...

All year long in 2025, Dollywood is celebrating 40 years of fulfilling Dolly Parton’s dream of honoring the place and the people who shaped her. Over the decades, that dream has spread across Pigeon ...