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): September 16, 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 of   (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer
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


          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On September 16, 2002, Dollar General  Corporation (the "Company") issued a news
release  announcing that it has formed a special committee to search for a Chief
Executive  Officer to succeed  current  CEO Cal  Turner,  Jr. A copy of the news
release is attached hereto and is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1.





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)
September 16, 2002                     By: /s/ Susan S. Lanigan
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                                                 Susan S. Lanigan
                                                 Vice President, General Counsel
                                                 and Corporate Secretary


Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.                Item

99.1     News release of September 16, 2002

EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

Investor Contact:                                                 Media Contact:
Emma Jo Kauffman                                                  Andrea Turner
(615) 855-5525                                                    (615) 855-5209

DOLLAR GENERAL INITIATES CEO SEARCH

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., September 16, 2002. Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG)
announced today that it has formed a special committee to search for a Chief
Executive Officer to succeed current CEO Cal Turner, Jr. The Committee is
comprised of three members of the Company's Board of Directors and Mr. Turner.

In making the announcement, Turner said, "As part of our management succession
process, we have retained Korn/Ferry International, an executive search firm, to
assist us. We shall consider qualified internal and external candidates in our
review." The Company has not set a target date for the transition.

Mr. Turner, 62, the Company's Chairman since 1989, has been the CEO since 1977
and has worked for Dollar General since 1965. Turner's grandfather and father
founded the Company in 1939.

Turner added, "I firmly believe that Dollar General has achieved some of the
best strategic results in retailing. In large part, that was positioned by the
affirming and visionary mentorship of my father. I intend to continue that
tradition as Chairman by serving as mentor and advisor to my successor. My
original career motivation in 1965 was that my successor and the management team
of this company would achieve impressive success beyond my tenure as CEO. The
succession planning work of the board and me has been dedicated to that result."





As of August 2, 2002, Dollar General operated 5,891 neighborhood stores in 27
states with distribution centers in Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri,
Ohio, Oklahoma and Virginia.

This press release contains historical and forward-looking information,
including statements regarding the Company's objectives and expectations, which
are based upon management's beliefs. These forward looking statements,
identified by words such as "plan", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "intend"
and other similar expressions, are not a guarantee of future performance. A
variety of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. The following list includes some of
those factors, but it is not intended to be all-encompassing: risks due to
shifts in market demand, a deterioration in general economic conditions, and the
impact of the SEC inquiry related to the restatement of the Company's financial
statements.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances occurring after
the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


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