Sevier County remembers Dolly Parton’s buddy program and $500 graduation promise
- Posted on September 7, 2026
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Sevier County remembers Dolly Parton’s buddy program and $500 graduation promise
For Price and thousands of others, a $500 promise from Parton was the reason they made it through school. Price said she was in eighth grade at Seymour Middle School when Parton started a new buddy program, pairing students to push each other toward graduation.
