Randy Travis Receives โRoaringโ Welcome From Hometown During Special Ceremony
on Sep 18, 2017

Many people gathered in Marshville, North Carolina for the unveiling of a new highway sign dedicated to country legend and hometown boy Randy Travis.
Motorists on a Marshville highway will now see a brand new sign that reads, โHome of Randy Travisโ every day on their commute. The town did have an old sign dedicated to Travis, but took it down due to disrepair, according to The Charlotte Observer.
The townโs mayor, Franklin Deese, said fans began calling him right away asking why the sign was no longer there.
โI didnโt know so many people from all over the country could find my phone number,โ he told the crowd. โThey wanted to know: Why did you take the sign down that this was the home of Randy Travis?โ
As well as posting a brand new โHome of Randy Travisโ sign at the east and west entrances of the town on the U.S. 74 , Deese also gifted the legend with the keys to the city.
Travis, who suffered a debilitating stroke in 2013, sat on the stage in his wheelchair and was joined by his wife, who was on the brink of tears during her speech.
โThank you so much for your kind words and your open arms. Thereโs not many places you can go back to after 58 years and have that same kind of warm feeling,โ she said. โIโll tell you, heโs an awful special man from a very special place. Thank you for honoring him today and allowing him to be the son of Marshville.โ
Travis was handed the microphone and said four short, but powerful words.
โThank you very much,โ he said.
The response from the crowd was โroaring excitement,โ according to Marshville Chamber of Commerce member Kay Strawn.
Watch Mayor Deeseโs dedication to Travis in the videos below.