“Home of Carrie Underwood” signs come down outside Checotah
First Lady Kim Henry, left, and Gov. Brad Henry, center, present 2005 “American Idol” Carrie Underwood, right, of Checotah, with a replica of a road sign to be placed along I-40 and also along U.S. Highway 69 during a press conference at the state Capitol in this Aug. 10, 2005. (Photo by Paul B. Southerland/The Oklahoman Archives)
Because of Oklahoma State Department of Transportation regulations, the “Home of Carrie Underwood” signs have been removed from the highways leading into the country star’s hometown of Checotah.
Apparently, the plan is to put the signs back up soon, reports Jennifer Chancellor, one of my counterparts at the Tulsa World. Because of ODOT rules, the signs evidently had to be taken down after two years on state property.
Gov. Brad Henry and First Lady Kim Henry presented replicas of the green and white signs to Underwood in August 2005, just a few months after the singer won the fourth season of “American Idol.”
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-BAM
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WHY WOULD THEY TAKE DOWN THE SIGNS???
i REALLY wanted to see them one day! its like a national landmark
haha
CARRIE UNDERWOOD IS THE BEST!!