Royally Tracy

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

In 1988 Dolly Parton pulled every 7th and 8th grader in Sevier County into a room and told them to pick a buddy.

She made them sign a contract.. if BOTH graduate, she hands you both $500. One fails, nobody gets paid.

The county dropout rate went from 35% to 6%.

She handed out the checks herself.

In 1989 she offered $500 to every kid in the county who wanted to go to the local college.

When Gatlinburg burned in 2016, she sent 900 families $1,000 a month for six months.

You've probably heard that part.

Here's the part you haven't:

The fund raised more than expected, so she showed up in May and handed every one of those families another $5,000 on top.

Then she quietly put $3 million into the recovery group that handles the years after the news trucks leave.

She built her county an entire hospital.

She played a benefit concert in 2007, Dollywood and the Stampede matched it, and LeConte Medical Center opened in 2010 with a birthing unit and a women's center in it.

In 2022 she started covering 100% of tuition, books, and fees for Dollywood employees.

Full-time, part-time, AND seasonal.

In 1991 she paid for a bald eagle sanctuary because the birds couldn't be released back into the wild, no press release.

And when Hurricane Helene came through here in Western North Carolina, she wrote a personal check for $1 million and her companies matched it.

She didn't owe North Carolina anything, but she helped us anyway.

She started the Imagination Library because her daddy couldn't read or write. Before he passed, he told her it was the most important thing she ever did.

Rest in Peace, Dolly 🇺🇸

[Alabama Football @AlabamaFTBL]

Iron Bowl Champs! 💪

#RollTide | @_MIBProgram

[Happy Dog @thehappydog_]

Today I retired after 11 years of service..should k9 be respected as a police officer 🤔❤️

[Alabama Football @AlabamaFTBL]

Thank You, Coach

#RollTide

[Clinton Arrow Athletics @GoArrows]

@MACoaches recognition pouring in for @LadyArrowSoccer and @CHSArrowSoccer . 3 players chosen for the Randy West All-Star game and our own Coaches Elliot Rimmer and Matt Bobo will coach the Girls' North Team.

@ClintonSchools @coachrepete

[Brenda Blethyn @BrendaBlethyn]

many thanks to everyone for your good wishes. so very much appreciated. getting ready to start filming Series 14 of Vera next week. gonna be hard saying farewell.

[Anita Sharma @anitaklab]

@Morbidful Caretaker recorded this footage a few hours after their beloved doggo passed away 🥺💔

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales

[Clinton Arrow Athletics @GoArrows]

May we present to you your 2024 MHSAA 7A North State Champions!!

Arrows- 2
Jaguars- 1

@bshields0244 @LadyArrowSoccer @ClintonSchools @coachrepete

[Sean Armstrong @manatee73]

Award shows are tedious and crass, but the smile on Tracy Chapman’s face when the auditorium goes nuts for her before she takes everyone to school with no lip sync, no auto-tune and no in-ear monitors is a pretty sweet moment to capture live.

[Kate’s Power Suit @KatesPowerSuit]

Legends

[Royally Tracy @temhbobo]

@saadsalman719 Is that a ruby brooch?

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

👸🤴🇬🇧

📷 @ChrisJack_Getty

[The Prince and Princess of Wales @KensingtonRoyal]

What. A. Day.

Thank you to everyone who made it happen #Coronation

[Royal Central @RoyalCentral]

Prince Louis is certainly enjoying the Coronation procession as he enthusiastically shouts at the crowd.

#Coronation

[Royal Central @RoyalCentral]

King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave to the crowd.

#Coronation

[16 WAPT News @16WAPTNews]

Britain's #KingCharles III and #QueenCamilla are officially crowned.

[Nick Holland @Nick_Holland_]

This beautiful dress of Charlotte Bronte's wasn't one of those worn by museum volunteers in 1927 - for the simple reason that it wasn't discovered until 1936, behind one of the parsonage walls!

[Bradley Davis @DdavisBradley]

Clinton girls soccer wins its first state title since 1997 and complete the sweep after the boys’ win on Saturday!

@GoArrows