Among the priorities newly included in the Howard County Public School System’s fiscal 2026 budget request is more than $1 million to pay for full-time athletic trainers at all 13 high schools.

Two days after Johnson City eagles Boone and Jolene welcomed their first eaglet of the year, the man who built their nest ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s devoted husband of nearly 60 years who avoided the spotlight and inspired her timeless hit “Jolene,” ...

Prince George’s County, Maryland, residents voted in a special primary election on Tuesday to pick their party’s nominee to ...

Dolly Patron’s ultra-private husband Carl Dean, who died March 3 at the age of 82, was last photographed in public over five ...

Dolly Parton is mourning the passing of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean. "Carl and I spent many wonderful years together. Words can't do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years.

Two Sumter County natives took their talents to Indianapolis last week to take part in the NFL Scouting Combine after ...

Dolly Parton has explained that her 1973 hit "Jolene" was inspired by her husband Carl Thomas Dean, who has died at age 82.

In a 2019 interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Dolly Parton shared just what motivated one of her most beloved songs—and there’s more to the story than you might think.

Carl Thomas Dean, who was with Dolly Parton for over 60 years, has died at age 82. A bank teller who had an evident crush on Dean inspired Parton's hit song "Jolene." ...

Here's how Dolly Parton's relationship with Carl Dean in their early years of marriage played a role in the creation of one ...