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- Sep 23VOTE·Madison Co., ALHeadline onlyrocketcitynow.com · Madison Co., AL
- Sep 23VOTE·Madison Co., ALNorth Alabama is home to Meta and Google hyperscale data centers, with Meta planning expansion to 3.5 million square feet and Google announcing a $1.5 billion expansion planned for 2026-2027. Local officials are divided on future development, with some opposing additional projects and others calling for formal policies or temporary moratoriums to evaluate impacts on resources and communities.Huntsville Business Journal · Madison Co., AL
- Sep 23NEWS·Jefferson Co., ALLouise Alexander has been elected as Bessemer's first female mayor, defeating incumbent Mayor Kenneth Gulley in a runoff election. Alexander, a former state representative and city council member, will take office in November and has outlined priorities including street cleanup, contract review and a forensic audit.WVTM Channel 13 · Jefferson Co., AL
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- Sep 23NEWS·Chatham Co., GAHeadline onlySavannah Morning News · Chatham Co., GA
- Sep 23NEWS·Richland Parish, LALouisiana has secured $1.54 million in confirmed federal funding for the first year of a manufacturing technology initiative, though the state's matching contribution is still being finalized through a cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology.The Center Square · Richland Parish, LA
- Sep 23NEWS·LouisianaMeta built Prometheus, a one-gigawatt AI data center in New Albany, Ohio, spanning thousands of acres with hundreds of thousands of GPUs across dozens of buildings. The company plans to construct Hyperion, a five-gigawatt data center in Richland Parish, Louisiana, applying lessons learned from Prometheus.GamesBeat · Louisiana
- Sep 23PERMIT·Richland Parish, LAA letter writer questions whether a proposed battery energy storage facility at Southern University will effectively address grid strain from data centers or primarily serve to rebuild Entergy's reputation following backlash over Meta projects. The writer expresses concern that the partnership structure could incentivize increased energy production rather than solving grid problems.NOLA.com · Richland Parish, LA
- Sep 23ZONING·MississippiHeadline onlylocalmemphis.com · Mississippi
- Sep 23NEWS·Shelby Co., TNFerguson Enterprises LLC, a Virginia-based company, filed a lien against MZX Tech LLC claiming it is owed $4.2 million for construction work at a data center in Whitehaven. This marks the ninth construction company to file a lien for non-payment at one of the facilities.Action News 5 · Shelby Co., TN · also at WSMV
- Sep 23LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TNGoogle agreed to contribute $526 million upward and $190 million for transmission upgrades toward Entergy's solar and battery projects in Arkansas, but ratepayers raised concerns that the utility's remaining construction costs and special rate structure could shift long-term financial risk to residential customers.pv-magazine-usa.com · Shelby Co., TN
- Sep 23NEWS·TennesseeTennessee counties bordering major cities experienced the fastest growth in adults ages 25 to 44 from 2020 to 2025, with Wilson County near Nashville seeing a 27.67% increase, according to a state data center analysis. Rural counties statewide showed 11.3% growth in this age group compared to 7.7% in urban counties.Tennessee Lookout · Tennessee