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): November 7, 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 Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


            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
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ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

         (a)      Financial Statements.     None.
         (b)      Pro Form Financial Information.  None.
         (c)      Exhibits.  See Exhibit Index immediately following the
                  signature page hereto.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On November 7, 2002,  Dollar  General  Corporation  issued a news  release  with
respect to October  sales results for the  four-week  period ending  November 1,
2002,  the  November  sales  outlook,  and  the  Corporation's  conference  call
regarding third quarter earnings  scheduled for November 26, 2002. A copy of the
news release is attached  hereto as Exhibit 99, and is incorporated by reference
as if fully set forth herein.

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                                   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


Date:  November 7, 2002      By: /s/ Susan S. Lanigan
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                             Susan S. Lanigan
                             Vice President, General Counsel
                              and Corporate Secretary



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                Description
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    99                     News release dated November 7, 2002



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