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 11, 2002,  Dollar General  Corporation  (the  "Company")  issued a news
release  with respect to March sales  results for the  five-week  period  ending
April 5, 2002, and to April sales  expectations.  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 11, 2002