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Lake County Installs 'Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway' Signs as DeSantis Hails First County Tribute

Officials cast the designation as a model for other local governments.

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A Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway sign on Schofield Road in Clermont, photographed on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, designates the stretch of road in Lake County in honor of Kirk who was killed Sept. 10, 2025. (Rich Pope/Orlando Sentinel)
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Overview

  • Signage now marks a portion of Wellness Way near Clermont, Florida, as “Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway,” according to a confirmation shared with Fox News Digital.
  • Gov. Ron DeSantis said Lake County’s action is the first county memorialization of Kirk and urged other jurisdictions to adopt similar honors.
  • County commissioners voted 5–0 on Sept. 23 to approve the designation following a proposal from Commissioner Anthony Sabatini.
  • Sabatini posted a photo of the installed sign on Oct. 1 and indicated a formal naming ceremony is planned.
  • Public testimony at the vote included objections to the naming, while TPUSA reported more than 120,000 inquiries to start chapters and confirmed Erika Kirk as CEO and board chair.