Overview
- The new Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop opened in Cornersville on Wednesday and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 3686 Pulaski Highway off I‑65 Exit 22.
- Parton made a surprise ribbon‑cutting appearance at the grand opening, her first public outing since cancelling a Las Vegas residency for health reasons and saying she is improving on medication but not yet ready for full stage work.
- The Cornersville flagship bundles food and retail with travel services, including a full‑service restaurant, DLYBBQ barbecue, Cup of Ambition coffee, a general store with Dolly merchandise, event stages, a tour bus display and a Doggy Parton dog park.
- The project is a partnership between Parton, her manager Danny Nozell, and Tennessean Travel Stop owner Gregory H. Sachs, who has called the location a flagship and suggested more Dolly‑branded stops could follow.
- The stop is meant to extend Parton’s tourism footprint beyond Dollywood and the forthcoming SongTeller Hotel by serving I‑65 travelers and truck drivers with modern amenities such as EV charging, separate truck facilities and a week of opening events and live music.