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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): April 16, 2001


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


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ITEM 9.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On April 12, 2001,  Dollar General  Corporation  (the  "Company")  issued a news
release (a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference and attached hereto
as Exhibit  99) with  respect to March sales  results,  April  expectations  and
expectations  for the  first  quarter  ending  May 4,  2001.  The  Company  also
announced the April opening of its seventh  distribution  center in  Zanesville,
Ohio.  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)



April 16, 2001                                 By:    /s/ Jim Hagan
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                                                         Jim Hagan
                                                  Executive Vice President
                                                  and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.        Item

    99             News Release issued by Dollar General Corporation
                   dated April 12, 2001


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