10 years after wildfires hit Gatlinburg, the generosity of ‘saint’ Dolly Parton is not forgotten

A book featuring Dolly Parton sits on a glass shelf inside Jonathan’s, The Bear Necessities in downtown Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026. Photo by Ephraim Rodenbach.
By Bridget Cullen, MTSU Seigenthaler News Service  SEVIER COUNTY, Tenn. – When her hometown faced devastation, Dolly Parton stepped up.  In November 2016, wildfire spread…
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