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<SEC-DOCUMENT>/in/edgar/work/0000914317-00-000761/0000914317-00-000761.txt : 20001114
<SEC-HEADER>0000914317-00-000761.hdr.sgml : 20001114
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-00-000761
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20001010
FILED AS OF DATE:		20001113

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000029534
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [5331
]		IRS NUMBER:				610502302
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131
</COMPANY-DATA>

		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		4
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
			FILM NUMBER:		760940
</FILING-VALUES>

			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		100 MISSION RIDGE
				CITY:			GOODLETTSVILLE
				STATE:			TN
				ZIP:			37072
				BUSINESS PHONE:		6158554000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		104 WOODMONT BLVD STE 500
					CITY:			NASHVILLE
					STATE:			TN
					ZIP:			37205
</MAIL-ADDRESS>

					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TURNER CAL
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710401
</FORMER-COMPANY>

						FORMER COMPANY:	
							FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TURNER J L & SON INC
							DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710401
</FORMER-COMPANY>
</SUBJECT-COMPANY>
<REPORTING-OWNER>

							COMPANY DATA:	
								COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TURNER JAMES STEPHEN
								CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001062403
								STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [5331
]<RELATIONSHIP>OWNER
								STATE OF INCORPORATION:			KY
								FISCAL YEAR END:			0131
</COMPANY-DATA>

								FILING VALUES:
									FORM TYPE:		4
</FILING-VALUES>

									BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
										STREET 1:		104 WOODMONT BLVD
										STREET 2:		STE 300
										CITY:			NASHVILLE
										STATE:			TN
										ZIP:			37205
										BUSINESS PHONE:		6157832156
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

										MAIL ADDRESS:	
											STREET 1:		104 WOODMONT BLVD
											STREET 2:		STE 300
											CITY:			NASHVILLE
											STATE:			TN
											ZIP:			37205
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>0001.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 - 10/10/2000
<TEXT>

                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                     FORM 4

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.

Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person

   TURNER, JAMES S.
   100 MISSION RIDGE
   GOODLETTSVILLE, TN  37072

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

   DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION    "DG"

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year

   10/31/2000

5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

   ( ) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
                                                                (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                        <C>    <C>  <C><C>               <C> <C>         <C>                 <C>    <C>
COMMON STOCK               |10/12/|X   | |250000            |A  |15.68      |481715             |D     |                           |
                           |2000  |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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COMMON STOCK               |      |    | |                  |   |           |585558             |I     |CO-TTEE TFLWC              |
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COMMON STOCK               |      |    | |                  |   |           |48093256           |I     |CO-TTEE TCT                |
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COMMON STOCK               |      |    | |                  |   |           |56445              |I     |SPOUSE                     |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
<S>                   <C>      <C>   <C>  <C><C>        <C> <C>   <C>   <C>          <C>     <C>     <C>          <C> <C>
PUT OPTIONS (Obligatio|15.68   |10/12|X   | |250000     |A  |10/12|10/12|COMMON STOCK|250000 |       |0           |D  |            |
n to buy) (1)         |        |/2000|    | |           |   |/2000|/2000|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
</TABLE>

Explanation of Responses:

All holdings have been adjusted for the five-for-four common stock split
distributed in May 2000.

(1)  Closing of a purchase agreement entered into on February 25, 2000.

SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Bob Carpenter for Steve Turner

DATE   11/10/2000
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