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Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">March
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              <div align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">DEPARTURE
      OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">DIRECTORS;
      APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY</font></div>
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19, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Dollar General
Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved annual base salary increases for each of
the Company&#8217;s named executive officers listed below, all to be effective April
1, 2008:</font></font></div>
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      and Position</font></div>
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      in Base</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Annual
      Base Salary</font></div>
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      April 1, 2008</font></div>
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      Ber&#233;, President and Chief Operating</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Officer</font></div>
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      Tehle, Executive Vice President and CFO</font></div>
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dollargeneral8k03182008.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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):
March
18, 2008
Dollar
      General Corporation
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee
001-11421
61-0502302
(State
      or other jurisdiction
of
      incorporation)
(Commission
      File Number)
(I.R.S.
      Employer
Identification
      No.)
100
      Mission Ridge
Goodlettsville,
      Tennessee
37072
(Address
      of principal executive offices)
(Zip
      Code)
Registrant's
      telephone number, including area code:
(615)
      855-4000
(Former
      name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
[  ]
Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
[  ]
Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
[  ]
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))
[  ]
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
      5.02
DEPARTURE
      OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
DIRECTORS;
      APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY
ARRANGEMENTS
      OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
On March
19, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Dollar General
Corporation (the "Company") approved annual base salary increases for each of
the Company's named executive officers listed below, all to be effective April
1, 2008:
Name
      and Position
Percent
Increase
      in Base
Salary
Annual
      Base Salary
Effective
      April 1, 2008
David
      Beré, President and Chief Operating
Officer
3%
$742,630
David
      Tehle, Executive Vice President and CFO
3%
$615,322
Beryl
      Buley, Division President, Merchandising,
Marketing
      and Supply Chain
3%
$610,018
Kathleen
      Guion, Division President, Store
Operations
      and Store
Development
15.5%
$595,000
Challis
      Lowe, Executive Vice President, Human
Resources
3%
$434,969
In addition, David L. Beré resigned
from the Board of Directors of the Company on March 18, 2008.  Mr.
Beré continues to serve as the Company's President and Chief Operating
Officer.
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly
authorized.
Date:
March
      24, 2008
DOLLAR
      GENERAL CORPORATION
By:
/s/
      Susan S. Lanigan
Susan
      S. Lanigan
Executive
      Vice President and General Counsel
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