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By (https://www.wtva.com/authors/wayne-hereford/) Wayne Hereford    Published: Aug. 25, 2026 at 6:36 PM EDT     Share     (https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.wtva.com)  Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google      TREMONT, Miss. (WTVA) — News of Dolly Parton’s death has shocked fans around the world, including right here in north Mississippi.  One such place is at the Tammy Wynette Legacy Center in Itawamba County.  (Tammy Wynette Legacy Center in Tremont, Mississippi)   Tammy Wynette Legacy Center in Tremont, Mississippi (WTVA)   Wynette and Parton became icons of country music and American pop culture in general during the course of their lives.    They also graced the stage and studio together with “Honky Tonk Angels,” a collaborative album between the duo and fellow country music singer Loretta Lynn. The album’s cover art is on display at the legacy center.  Larry Cantrell, the director of the Tammy Wynette Legacy Center, said Wynette and Parton were close friends.  He said there were plans for Parton to visit the legacy center following a performance for Marty Stuart in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Unfortunately, it never happened.   “We wanted her to walk through here, to see the place. We missed our day,” Cantrell said.  Read More - (https://www.wtva.com/2026/08/25/country-music-legend-dolly-parton-dead-80/) (https://www.wtva.com/2026/08/25/country-music-legend-dolly-parton-dead-80/) Beloved country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80        Copyright 2026 WTVA. All rights reserved.            Most Read   (https://www.wtva.com/2026/08/28/nigerian-extradited-mississippi-sextortion-death-starkville-teenager/) (Federal law enforcement arrested Adebola Festus Adekunle of Lagos, Nigeria.)      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