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Nashville to rename airport for Dolly Parton
Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 3 developments
Nashville International Airport is set to be renamed to honor Dolly Parton after a unanimous vote by the local airport authority. Once the effort clears all the hurdles, it will make Nashville, Tenn., one of the few major cities in the country with an airport named after a woman.
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Metro Nashville Airport Authority approves renaming BNA in honor of Dolly Parton
Headline from WGN Chicago ·
Officials in Nashville unite over renaming airport for Dolly Parton
The Metro Nashville Airport Authority is moving to rename Nashville International Airport 'Dolly Parton International Airport' while keeping the BNA code, with a board vote anticipated and broad support from Gov. Bill Lee and Parton’s family.
Parton, who previously opposed renaming the airport after herself while she was alive, died late last month after a short battle with cancer at the age of 80.
Nashville’s airport board voted Friday to unanimously approve the renaming of the city’s airport after the late country star Dolly Parton. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) proposed the name change shortly after Parton died last month at the age of 80 following a brief battle with cancer.
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted unanimously, 6-0, to begin the process of renaming the Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton.
Sept. 11 (UPI) — Nashville airport authorities have voted to begin the process of renaming Nashville International Airport after late country music star Dolly Parton.
The idea of renaming Nashville’s airport for Dolly Parton was not just an easily forgotten pipe dream that popped up in the days following the superstar’s death in August. The proposal moved a big step closer to reality Friday, as the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted 6-0 to officially …
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority is still deciding on a final new title for the Nashville International Airport that will incorporate the country icon's name and legacy
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority’s board voted unanimously to rename Nashville International Airport after Dolly Parton, though says the vote was just the “first step in a multifaceted process.”
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In Nashville, Tennessee, the Republican-dominated state government and Democrat-controlled city government are engaged in an ugly battle for control of the city’s airport. But there’s one thing the two sides can agree on: Nashville International Airport should be renamed to h…
Nashville's airport authority voted unanimously to begin renaming the airport after American icon Dolly Parton, though a final name has not yet been decided.
The Nashville, Tennessee, airport has taken its first official step toward being renamed in honor of Dolly Parton , following a unanimous vote in favor of the project. On Friday, the Metro Nashville Airport Authority Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 to begin the lengthy process to name the Nashville…
The Nashville airport will be renamed in honor of late music icon Dolly Parton after the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority unanimously approved the change on Friday. The airport authority voted 6-0 to rename the airport, but said the final name will be determined at a later date.
On Friday, the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority agreed to start the process of renaming Nashville International Airport in honor of a beloved Tennessee icon: Dolly Parton.
Nashville’s airport authority board unanimously voted Friday to begin the process to rename the city’s airport to honor late country music legend and Tennessee icon Dolly Parton.
Nashville International Airport is a step closer to being renamed to honor the late country superstar Dolly Parton. The six-person board of the Metro Nashville Airport Authority voted unanimously on Friday to approve the proposed renaming.
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