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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000914317-01-000188.txt : 20010320
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000914317-01-000188
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20010319
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010319

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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:		5
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		1571907

	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
<REPORTING-OWNER>

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

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		5

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

MAIL ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		104 WOODMONT BLVD
	STREET 2:		STE 300
	CITY:			NASHVILLE
	STATE:			TN
	ZIP:			37205
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<TYPE>5
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>0001.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 5 FOR JAMES S. TURNER
<TEXT>



                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                     FORM 5

               ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[_]  Check box if no longer  subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
     may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[_]  Form 3 Holdings Reported

[_]  Form 4 Transactions Reported

________________________________________________________________________________
1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

                                Turner, James S.
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   (Last)                            (First)              (Middle)

                               100 Mission Ridge
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                                    (Street)

                            Goodlettsville, TN 37072
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   (City)                            (State)                (Zip)
________________________________________________________________________________
2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

                         Dollar General Corporation DG

________________________________________________________________________________
3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)



________________________________________________________________________________
4.   Statement for Month/Year

                                  January 2001

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



________________________________________________________________________________
6.   Relationship of Reporting Person 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>

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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                             or Beneficially Owned
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                 5.             6.
                                                                 4.                              Amount of      Owner-
                                                                 Securities Acquired (A) or      Securities     ship
                                                                 Disposed of (D)                 Beneficially   Form:     7.
                                                                 (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)             Owned at End   Direct    Nature of
                                      2.            3.           -----------------------------   of Issuer's    (D) or    Indirect
1.                                    Transaction   Transaction                  (A)             Fiscal Year    Indirect  Beneficial
Title of Security                     Date          Code             Amount      or     Price    (Instr. 3      (I)       Ownership
(Instr. 3)                            (mm/dd/yy)    (Instr. 8)                   (D)             and 4)         (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S>                                   <C>            <C>             <C>         <C>    <C>      <C>            <C>       <C>


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Common Stock                                                                                     1,531,180       D
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Common Stock                                                                                            82       D        COTTEE
                                                                                                                          CTS BT
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Common Stock                                                                                     1,293,620       I        COTTEE
                                                                                                                          HCT TR
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Common Stock                                                                                     1,881,036       I        COTTEE
                                                                                                                          LJTD TR
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Common Stock                                                                                     1,881,513       I        COTTEE
                                                                                                                          ECT TR
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Common Stock                                                                                       272,779       I        COTTEE
                                                                                                                          DUGAS TR
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Common Stock                                                                                    50,065,030       I        COTTEE
                                                                                                                          TCT
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Common Stock                                                                                        98,058       I        COTTEE
                                                                                                                          LWC FDN
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</TABLE>
*    If the form is filed by more than one  Reporting  Person,  see  Instruction
     4(b)(v).

Reminder:  Report on a separate line for each class of  securities  beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.

                           (Print or Type Responses)

                                                                          (Over)
(Form 5-07/99)

<PAGE>


FORM 5 (continued)

Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          9.        10.
                                                                                                          Number    Owner-
                                                                                                          of        ship
                 2.                                                                                       Deriv-    of
                 Conver-                    5.                                 7.                         ative     Deriv-   11.
                 sion                       Number of                          Title and Amount           Secur-    ative    Nature
                 or                         Derivative     6.                  of Underlying     8.       ities     Secur-   of
                 Exer-                      Securities     Date                Securities        Price    Bene-     ity:     In-
                 cise     3.                Acquired (A)   Exercisable and     (Instr. 3 and 4)  of       ficially  Direct   direct
                 Price    Trans-   4.       or Disposed    Expiration Date     ----------------  Deriv-   Owned     (D) or   Bene-
1.               of       action   Trans-   of (D)         (Month/Day/Year)              Amount  ative    at End    In-      ficial
Title of         Deriv-   Date     action   (Instr. 3,     ----------------              or      Secur-   of        direct   Owner-
Derivative       ative    (Month/  Code     4 and 5)       Date       Expira-            Number  ity      Year      (I)      ship
Security         Secur-   Day/     (Instr.  ------------   Exer-      tion                of     (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.  (Instr.
(Instr. 3)       ity      Year)    8)       (A)     (D)    cisable    Date       Title   Shares     5)       4)        4)       4)
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<S>              <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>    <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>     <C>    <C>       <C>      <C>

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</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:




           James S. Turner                                      3/19/2001
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      **Signature of Reporting Person                             Date

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
     Violations.

See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:  File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
       If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.


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