Human remains found in Lincoln Parish Nate Nasworthy
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Human remains have been found in Lincoln Parish at the intersection of Highway 563 and Interstate 20.
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff ’s Office said in a Facebook post that the remains have been sent to the medical examiner to determine cause of death and that information is very limited at this time.
LPSO spokesperson Matt Henderson said during a phone call Tuesday that a motorist briefly pulled over at the intersection around 12:50 p.m. Monday and was “at the wrong spot at the wrong time.”
“Tests will be run to determine the identity,” Henderson said. “It could be upward of 12 weeks before we have an identity. But if the DNA is in our system, we could get a positive identification very quickly. So we’re hoping to have the identity in the coming weeks.”
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SEVIERVILLE â The Sevierville Fire Department is looking into land purchase options for a new fire station in Kodak.
Fire Chief Matt Henderson presented a few options to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen during a workshop Monday afternoon, including a five-acre section of land near the Kodak United Methodist Church or a 34-acre farm adjacent to the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center.
âAs we look at putting the station in Kodak we look at what we have right now, but weâre also trying to evaluate what our potential growth is in the future,â Henderson said.
Much of that growth includes residential and industrial areas, including many projects near the interstate. In the past year work has taken place on a new FedEx distribution center in the I-40 Industrial Park on Snyder Road on the north side of the interstate, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is working on a multi-use development on a 198-acre piece of property on the southeastern section of t
SEVIERVILLE â Construction of the cityâs newest fire station is set to begin soon at 122 Prince St.
The downtown station, Sevierville Fire Station 3, is being built on the site of the cityâs first fire station.
The new station, which will be about 10,000 square feet and have three apparatus bays, will be replacing the former main station, which relocated to Dolly Parton Parkway in 2019. The estimated completion date is January/February 2022.
The $4.6 million station will primarily serve downtown, West Main Street, Old Knoxville Highway and Gist Creek areas and portions of Highway 66.
âThere will be six firefighters who stay at this station once it is open,â Chief Matt Henderson said during the cityâs recent Public Building Authority meeting.