Form 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Turner, Jr.    Hurley     C.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Dollar General Corporation (DG)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X]    Director                    [X]     10% Owner
[  ]    Officer (give             [   ]    Other (specify

title below)

below)

(Last)             (First)            (Middle)

100 Mission Ridge

3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year

April 23, 2003

(Street)

Goodlettsville, TN 37072

5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)             (State)             (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-
action
Date
(mm/dd/yy)

2A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if  any
(mm/dd/yy)

3. Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)

(Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or  (D)

Price

Common Stock

12,102,412(1)

D

Common Stock

10,265

I

By IRA

Common Stock

76,745(1)

I

By CT Annuity Trust

Common Stock

82

I

By Estate of CT, Sr.

Common Stock

04/23/2003

G(2)

V

528,314

D

765,306

I

By HCT 1994 Trust

Common Stock

04/23/2003

G(2)

V

792,502

D

738,678

I

By JST 1994 Trust

Common Stock

04/23/2003

G(2)

V

742,502

D

1,138,534

I

By LJD 1994 Trust

Common Stock

04/23/2003

G(2)

V

742,502

D

1,139,011

I

By ETC 1994 Trust

Common Stock

758,836

I

By Spouse

Common Stock

6,343,780

I

By Turner Children Trust

Common Stock

11,649

I

By 401(k)

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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.Title of Derivative Security
(Instr.3)

2. Conversion or
Exercise
Price of
Derivative
Security

3. Transaction
Date
(mm/dd/yy)

3A. Deemed
Execution
Date, if any
(mm/dd/yy)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative
Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(mm/dd/yy)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of
Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)

(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership

(Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount or
Number
of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

(1)  Since the reporting person’s last report, 73,255 shares held by the CT Annuity Trust have been distributed to the reporting person and are now owned directly.

(2)   Consists of gifts to charitable organizations made on April 23, 2003 pursuant to previously adopted 10b5-1 trading plans.

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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

/s/ Susan S. Lanigan

4-25-03

**Signature of Reporting Person

Attorney-in-Fact

Date

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