The country music legend Dolly Parton has pledged to give $1,000 a month to people made homeless by the deadly wildfires that have ravaged a swathe of her home state of Tennessee. Parton, whose hometown and Dollywood theme park is close to the centre of the fires, made her announcement with a video on Twitter. Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) Help those who lost their homes in the Tennessee wildfires. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A fire rages next to Highway 441 near Gatlinburg, Tennessee. And that grew and that grew and that grew,” said Gatlinburg fire chief Greg Miller.

Source: The Guardian December 02, 2016 02:35 UTC