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Dolly Parton Opens Tennessee Truck Stop Amid Health Struggles

7/17/2026

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Dolly Parton attended the grand opening of her new Tennessee truck stop despite treating kidney stones, immune-system and digestive problems that cause dizziness, with medication helping.
She postponed a Las Vegas residency in late 2022 and cancelled it in July 2026 because of her condition.
She is grieving husband Carl Dean, who died in 2025, and owns the 63-acre Willow Lake Plantation estate, bought in 1999 and valued at $10 million.

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Dolly Parton attended the grand opening of her new Tennessee truck stop despite treating kidney stones, immune-system and digestive problems that cause dizziness, with medication helping.
She postponed a Las Vegas residency in late 2022 and cancelled it in July 2026 because of her condition.
She is grieving husband Carl Dean, who died in 2025, and owns the 63-acre Willow Lake Plantation estate, bought in 1999 and valued at $10 million.