DOLLY PARTON RETURNS TO PUBLIC EYE TO CELEBRATE OPENING DAY AT DOLLYWOOD . (PHOTO).
Dolly Parton returns to public eye to celebrate opening day at Dollywood Dolly Parton made her first public appearance in months to celebrate the opening day of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on Friday. The country music icon reflected on the past year, a year after the death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, saying she is “doing good” and has been working to rebuild herself spiritually, emotionally, and physically after grieving and dealing with health issues that kept her from touring. Joined on stage by Dollywood president Eugene Naughton, Parton brought her trademark humor to the crowd, joking about rumors of a new husband while reaffirming her devotion to Dean. She also shared updates on her ongoing projects, including a new Broadway musical and her Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum in Nashville. Parton previewed the park’s 41st season, highlighting the upcoming NightFlight Expedition ride, a new “Run Dollywood” race weekend, an updated ...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwnmi Ambode on tuesday inaugurated a Special Committee saddled with the responsibility of restoring the original master plan of Ikoyi,Victoria Island and Lekki areas of the State,just as he vowed to bring environmental sanity to all nooks and crannies of the State.Governor Ambode,who spoke at the Lagos House in Ikeja,said his administration was passionately determined to rescue the fragile environments in the State from avoidable impediments,adding that his resolve was non-negotiable.The Governor said over time,government had observed gross abuse of urban planning and environmental laws which necessitated the decision to embark on a major clean-up of the environment to restore it to its desired form.Ambode said ''Cases of abandoned properties have become very rampant with miscreants and criminal elements taking over these properties as their base to cause havoc.The neat road sides of the the past now parade pockets of kiosks,illegal parking lots,unapproved mechanic workshops,roadside beer parlours and commercial centres.In addition,originally residential area now have industrial and commercial concerns located there,distorting the balance of the environment.These bad environmental practices,thriving in these prime ares,can no longer be tolerated and will be brought to an end immediately.These areas MUST regain their lost glory as this administration demands a return of environmental normalcy.A safe,clean and prosperous Lagos is non-negotiable; that is the commitment of our administration.We will not allow these environmental infractions to continue.We cannot allow our beautiful environment to be destroyed by people who have no regard for beauty,serenity,law and order.This is not a one-off exercise.The Victoria Island Ikoyi and Lekki clean-up is the pilot scheme and this rescue operation has come to stay until we achieve the Lagos of our dreams''.More photos below.


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