Officials in Nashville unite across the aisle over renaming airport after Dolly Parton
The change would make Parton the first woman whose name adorns one of America's 50 busiest airports.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: CBS News · Sep 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM ET
- Coverage span: 3h 42m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 8h 29m
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Officials in Nashville unite across the aisle over renaming airport after Dolly Parton(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Nashville airport one step closer to being renamed for Dolly Parton(opens original report in a new tab)The Metro Nashville Airport Authority board voted 6-0 on Friday to begin the process of changing the name and said a final name has not been chosen. — CBS News
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CurrentWire ranked this story 73.5 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
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- Source authority
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- Coverage breadth
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- Geographic relevance
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- Story prominence
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- Velocity
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