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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-00-000806
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20001130
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20001201

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		782295

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

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

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TURNER CAL
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710401

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TURNER J L & SON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710401
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                       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):November 30, 2000


                           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)


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ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On November 30, 2000,  Dollar General  Corporation (the "Company") issued a news
release with respect to November  sales results and December  expectations.  The
Company is filing 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)



November 30, 2000                     By: /s/ Brian M. Burr
                                         -------------------------------------
                                         Executive Vice President and
                                         Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.         Item

    1               News Release Issued by Dollar General Corporation dated
                    November 30, 2000




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Exhibit 1



GOODLETTSVILLE,  Tennessee - November  30, 2000 --- Dollar  General  Corporation
(NYSE:  DG) today  reported total retail sales for the four weeks ended November
24, 2000,  equaled  $397.4  million  compared  with $341.7  million in 1999,  an
increase of 16.3 percent.  Same-store  sales for the four-week  period increased
2.0 percent versus an increase of 3.4 percent in the corresponding period a year
ago.

For the  year-to-date  through  November 24, 2000,  Dollar  General total retail
sales  increased  14.9  percent to $3.5  billion  from $3.0  billion in the same
period a year  ago.  Same-store  sales  for the  43-week  period  increased  0.9
percent.

Outlook:
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For the month of December,  the Company  expects total sales to increase  17-20%
and  comparable  stores to  increase  2-5%.  Sales for the  five-week  period of
December will be released on Thursday, January 4, 2001.

Weekly sales trends are  announced on Mondays after the market closes and can be
attained online at www.dollargeneral.com or by calling (615) 855-5529.

The following  comments  contain  references to years 2001, 2000 and 1999, which
represent  fiscal years ending  February 1, 2002,  February 2, 2001, and January
28, 2000, respectively.

Because the Company has adopted the Retail Federation  Reporting  Calendar,  the
Company's  fiscal year ending  February 2, 2001,  will include 53 weeks of sales
and expenses  compared with a 52-week  period in 1999. To avoid  confusion as to
comparable periods, the following earnings guidance reflects only the comparable
52-week period.

For the 52-week period, total company revenues and same-store sales are expected
to increase  15-16% and 1-2%,  respectively  as compared with the same period in
1999.  Gross  profit  as a  percentage  of net  sales is  expected  to  increase
0.20%-0.25%   compared  with  gross  profit  in  1999,  as  a  result  of  lower
transportation  expense,  as a percentage of sales and better  purchase  markup.
Based on current sales expectations,  management  anticipates operating expense,
as a percentage of

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net  sales,  will  increase  0.90%-1.10%  compared  to  operating  expense  as a
percentage of net sales in 1999.  Interest  expense as a percentage of net sales
is expected to increase  0.10%-0.15%,  reflecting higher interest rates than the
same period a year ago. The tax rate is expected to be approximately 36.25%.

Dollar General  operates more than 4,889  neighborhood  stores in 25 states with
distribution  centers in  Florida,  Georgia,  Kentucky,  Mississippi,  Missouri,
Oklahoma and Virginia.

This press release  contains  historical and  forward-looking  information.  The
forward-looking  statements  are made pursuant to the safe harbor  provisions of
the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company believes the
assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however,
any of the assumptions  could be inaccurate,  and therefore,  actual results may
differ  materially from those projected in the  forward-looking  statements as a
result of  certain  risks and  uncertainties,  including,  but not  limited  to,
general transportation and distribution delays or interruptions, inventory risks
due to shifts  in market  demand,  changes  in  product  mix,  interruptions  in
suppliers'  business,  fuel price and interest rate fluctuations,  and costs and
delays associated with building,  opening and operating new distribution centers
("DCs") and stores. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any
revisions to any forward-looking  statements  contained herein to reflect events
or  circumstances  occurring  after the date of this  report or to  reflect  the
occurrence of unanticipated events.


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