![Sevierville, Tennessee USA - May 19, 2019: Dolly Parton Statue in Downtown Sevierville Editorial Stock Image - Image of history, county: 148577549 Sevierville, Tennessee USA - May 19, 2019: Dolly Parton Statue in Downtown Sevierville Editorial Stock Image - Image of history, county: 148577549](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/bronze-statue-dolly-parton-as-young-woman-perched-rock-casually-strumming-her-guitar-sculptor-jim-gray-debuted-148577549.jpg)
Sevierville, Tennessee USA - May 19, 2019: Dolly Parton Statue in Downtown Sevierville Editorial Stock Image - Image of history, county: 148577549
![TIL in 1990, the high school dropout rate in Sevierville, Dolly Parton's hometown, was over 30%. In 1991, she launched The Buddy Program, offering 7th and 8th graders $500 if they graduated. TIL in 1990, the high school dropout rate in Sevierville, Dolly Parton's hometown, was over 30%. In 1991, she launched The Buddy Program, offering 7th and 8th graders $500 if they graduated.](https://external-preview.redd.it/seXwd4FsuyLB5E7vRodm-DQTZ9pf08U6Jd_zJwZ3MBs.jpg?auto=webp&s=c91476ded7b827bf89a8edcc005531ff5abebd6f)
TIL in 1990, the high school dropout rate in Sevierville, Dolly Parton's hometown, was over 30%. In 1991, she launched The Buddy Program, offering 7th and 8th graders $500 if they graduated.
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