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 18, 2002



                           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


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


ITEM 5.     OTHER EVENTS

On April 18, 2002,  Dollar General  Corporation  (the  "Company")  issued a news
release  regarding  the  signing  of a  $450  million  fully  underwritten  bank
commitment,  which the Company  intends to use to refinance  its  existing  bank
facilities.  The  Company is filing  this 8-K  pursuant  to the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission's  Regulation  FD. A copy of the news  release is  attached
hereto and is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1.

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 18, 2002                                  By: /s/ Renee M.H. Yuen
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                                                    Renee M.H. Yuen
                                                    Assistant Secretary


Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.       Item

99.1              News release of April 18, 2002