Unanimous vote sees Nashville Airport move to rename itself after Dolly Parton

O Aeroporto Internacional de Nashville será renomeado em homenagem a Dolly Parton, após voto unânime do conselho de administração.

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On Friday (September 11), the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority board of commissioners voted 6-0 to start the process of changing the airport’s name in memory of the late country icon.

Notícias da morte de Dolly surgiram no mês passado, com a causa da morte revelada como uma “batalha breve com o câncer” alguns dias depois. Embora ela já tenha dito aos fãs que estava “lidando com alguns problemas de saúde que eu simplesmente não prestei atenção” enquanto cuidava do falecido marido Carl Dean, o público não tinha ideia do diagnóstico de câncer.

The push to rename the airport actually predates Parton’s death, with a petition to rename the airport “Dolly Parton International Airport” launched in early 2025.

Na sequência de sua morte, a ideia ganhou mais apoio de todo o espectro político. O governador republicano Bill Lee propôs a mudança logo após sua morte, e o prefeito democrata de Nashville, Freddie O’Connell, também apoiou a proposta.

It's official! The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority Board of Commissioners voted unanimously, 6 to 0, to modify our existing naming policy, marking the first step toward renaming Nashville International Airport® in honor of Dolly Parton.

Nashville Airport Authority has said that while a name hasn’t yet been finalised, they were “working closely with the appropriate parties to thoughtfully determine how Dolly Parton’s name and legacy will be incorporated”.

Continuaram descrevendo a votação como “o primeiro passo em um processo multifacetado” e disseram que planos mais detalhados seriam divulgados nos próximos meses.

O nome final será decidido em conjunto pelos líderes do aeroporto e pela Dollywood Foundation, a organização sem fins lucrativos que o cantor criou em 1988.

Recently, Dolly’s relatives confirmed that the country star’s funeral had taken place in a private ceremony at Nashville’s Woodlawn Memorial Park, where fellow country stars Porter Wagoner, George Jones and Tammy Wynette are also buried.

Dolly’s estate have also confirmed the inaugural edition of the “star-studded” DollyFest, which will last two days in Nashville and London. The festival, which was supposed to go ahead this January if it weren’t for Dolly’s health struggles, will celebrate her legacy “instead of a traditional public memorial”.

Elsewhere, tributes for Dolly have poured in from across the world. Kacey Musgraves performed ‘Here You Come Again’ in Boston, while Maisie Peters covered the same song at Reading Festival.

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O obituário do NME sobre Parton concluiu: “Resplandecente em seu traje de pedras preciosas, ela incorporou ambas as qualidades como um ícone unificador. O mundo tornou‑se mais dividido desde então, mas todos sempre amarão Dolly.”.

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