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): June 3, 2002


                           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 Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)


                                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 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On June 3,  2002,  Dollar  General  Corporation  (the  "Company")  issued a news
release  regarding the  appointment  of David L. Bere to 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)


June 3, 2002                                  By: /s/ Renee M.H. Yuen
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                                                  Renee M.H. Yuen
                                                  Assistant Secretary



Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.                Item

99.1                       News release of June 3, 2002

Exhibit 99.1

EX-99

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


                   DOLLAR GENERAL NAMES DAVID L. BERE TO BOARD

GOODLETTSVILLE,  Tennessee, June 3, 2002 - Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG)
announced it has named David L. Bere to its Board of Directors.

Chairman and CEO Cal Turner, Jr. made the announcement  saying, "Dave Bere is an
experienced  executive who understands senior management  dynamics of both small
and large companies and the role of corporate  governance.  He has been familiar
with Dollar General for a number of years,  and he has an appreciation  for both
the mission and the  complexity  of our company.  We are delighted to add him to
Dollar General's board of directors."

Mr. Bere serves as President and Chief Executive  Officer and as a member of the
Board of Directors of Bakery Chef, Inc., a specialty frozen baking company and a
wholly-owned  subsidiary of Value-Added  Bakery Holding  Company,  a partnership
formed by Mr. Bere.  From 1996 to 1998,  Mr. Bere served as President  and Chief
Executive  Officer of McCain  Foods USA, a  manufacturer  and marketer of frozen
foods and a subsidiary  of McCain  Foods  Limited.  From 1978 to 1995,  Mr. Bere
worked for The Quaker Oats  Company  and served as  president  of the  Breakfast
Division from 1992 to 1995 and President of the Golden Grain  Division from 1990
to 1992.

Mr. Bere currently  serves on the Board of Advisors for the Alford Group,  Inc.,
the Board of Trustees of Fuller  Theological  Seminary  and the Dean's  Advisory
Council Indiana University - Kelly School of Business. Mr. Bere holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in  Political  Science  and a Masters in Business  Administration
degree from Indiana University.

Mr. Bere's  appointment  represents  an addition to the Dollar  General board of
directors, bringing the total number of board members to twelve.

As of May 3, 2002,  Dollar  General  operated  5,731  neighborhood  stores in 27
states with distribution centers in Florida,  Kentucky,  Mississippi,  Missouri,
Ohio, Oklahoma and Virginia.


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