THP September Checkpoints
From the Aug 26, 2025 e-EditionTennessee Highway Patrol (THP) announced the following checkpoints for the remainder of August and the month of September.
August 29
Henderson County — SR 22 at 4mm (Center Hill Loop) — Sobriety checkpoint.
August 30
Henderson County — SR 114 at 9mm (New Canal Rd) — Sobriety checkpoint; US 412 East at Harmon Creek — Driver’s License checkpoint.
Weakley County — SR 54 at 18 mm — Sobriety checkpoint.
Madison County — 57 M US 70 at SR 152 — Sobriety checkpoint.
August 31
Carroll County — US 70 at Carroll-Madison Co. Line — Driver’s License checkpoint.
Obion County — US Highway 45 E at McConnell Road — Sobriety checkpoint.
September 12
Benton County — (03D) US 641 at Birdsong Creek Bottom — Sobriety checkpoint.
September 19
Obion County — SR 21 at SR 22 — Sobriety checkpoint.
Lake County — SR 78 at Upper Wynburg Road — Seat Belt checkpoint.
Madison County — 57P US 70 W at 4 mm — Sobriety checkpoint.
Hardin County — (36E) SR 57 West of SR 128 — Sobriety checkpoint.
September 20
Madison County — 57D SR 18S at Medon — Sobriety checkpoint.
September 26
Carroll County — (09J) US Highway 79 at US Hwy 70A — Driver’s License checkpoint.
Decatur County — Sr 69 at 39 mm (Walter Mills Rd) — Sobriety checkpoint.
September 27
Decatur — US 412 at SR 100 — Sobriety checkpoint.
Henry County — (40-G) SR 69 North at Diggs Rd — Sobriety checkpoint.
Hardin County — (36H) SR 203 at Horse Creek Bridge — Sobriety checkpoint.
In the e-Edition
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