8-K

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 4, 2002

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                          Dollar General Corporation
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              (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



         Tennessee         001-11421                  61-0502302
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 (State or Other           (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer
 Jurisdiction of                                     Identification No.)
 Incorporation)



     100 Mission Ridge
 Goodlettsville, Tennessee                                            37072
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)


     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (615) 855-4000
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




ITEM 5.     OTHER EVENTS

On April 4, 2002, Dollar General Corporation (the "Company") issued a news
release regarding the appointment of James D. Robbins to the Company's Board of
Directors and to the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. A copy
of the news release is attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference
as Exhibit 99.1. The Company files this 8-K pursuant to the Securities and
Exchange Commission's Regulation FD.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                    Dollar General Corporation
                                           (Registrant)


April 4, 2002                       By: /s/ Larry K. Wilcher
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                                        Larry K. Wilcher
                                        General Counsel and Corporate Secretary




Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.       Item

99.1  News release of April 4, 2002

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1





Media and Investor Contact:
Andrea Turner
(615) 855-5209


                 DOLLAR GENERAL NAMES JAMES D. ROBBINS TO BOARD

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tennessee, April 4, 2002 - Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG)
announced it has named James D. Robbins to its Board of Directors. Mr. Robbins
has been appointed to serve on Dollar General's audit committee.

Chairman and CEO Cal Turner, Jr. made the announcement saying, "Jim Robbins has
an exceptional understanding of accounting and auditing issues in the public
company arena. In addition, he is familiar with retailing and with Dollar
General. He is more than just an outstanding accounting technician, he has solid
management common sense and possesses the personal characteristics important to
Dollar General."

Mr. Robbins served from 1993 until his retirement in 2001 as Managing Partner of
the Columbus, Ohio office of PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. He joined
PricewaterhouseCoopers' predecessor firm, Coopers & Lybrand, in 1968, and he was
named partner in 1979.

Mr. Robbins currently serves on the board of directors of two public companies,
Huntington Preferred Capital, Inc. and TEAM Mucho, Inc., and he serves as the
chairman of each company's audit committee.

Mr. Robbins holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kentucky.
He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1970, and he currently holds CPA
licenses in Kentucky and Ohio.

Mr. Robbins' appointment represents an addition to the Dollar General board of
directors, bringing the total number of board members to eleven. As of February
1, 2002, Dollar General operated 5,540 neighborhood stores in 27 states with
distribution centers in Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma
and Virginia.

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