Overview
- Sumner County officials announced the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway designation will be moved from State Route 386, long signed as Vietnam Veterans Boulevard, to Long Hollow Pike in Goodlettsville.
- The reversal followed angry complaints from local Vietnam War veterans who said the SR‑386 stretch honors 25 county service members and that they were not consulted before Kirk signs were installed.
- State Representative Johnny Garrett, who sponsored the bill and initially picked the SR‑386 location, said he reversed course after hearing veterans' concerns and worked to find a new site.
- The Tennessee Department of Transportation says it fabricates and installs memorial signage but will act only on directions from the Tennessee General Assembly, and it has not yet received formal removal or reinstallation orders.
- The episode highlights how honorary roadway naming requires both legislative approval and local consultation and could prompt a second legislative action to change where the Kirk signs are placed.