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• Sep 4
  NEWS·Alabama

  Is Doug Jones getting desperate as he tries to close the gap with Tommy Tuberville? All this and more on Alabama Politics This Week...

  Yellowhammer News · Alabama
• Sep 4
  NEWS·Montgomery Co., AL

  3 arrested after traffic stop near Donaldson Correctional Facility

  Three people—one man from Montgomery and two women from Huntsville—were arrested following a traffic stop near William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer on Thursday. A K-9 alerted during the probable-cause stop, leading officers to discover a taped package in the vehicle; the suspects were taken to Jefferson County Jail.

  WBRC 6 News · Montgomery Co., AL
• Sep 4
  VOTE·Morgan Co., AL

  Alabama City Establishes New Rules for Data Centers

  Headline onlyGovTech · Morgan Co., AL
• Sep 4
  NEWS·Jefferson Co., AL

  40 restaurants fail health inspections in August

  In August, 40 food establishments in Jefferson County, Alabama scored below 85 on health inspections and failed to meet compliance standards. Violations included improper food temperatures, unsanitized equipment, pest contamination, and expired certifications; several reinspected locations achieved passing scores.

  WBRC · Jefferson Co., AL
• Sep 4
  MORATORIUM·Alabama

  Tuberville Inches Away from Data Centers in Column Calling for More Local Input

  Republican gubernatorial nominee Tommy Tuberville has shifted his public stance on data center development, now calling for communities to have veto power and higher taxes on the facilities, while previously advocating for rapid expansion. A statewide poll showed 70% of Alabamians want data centers regulated or opposed.

  Tuscaloosa Thread · Alabama
• Sep 4
  NEWS·Alabama

  Alabama needs data center accountability summit

  Headline onlyLowndes Signal · Alabama · also at lowndessignal.com
• Sep 4
  NEWS·Georgia

  Bottoms’ data center stance reflects a fast-changing Georgia debate

  Headline onlyAJC.com · Georgia
• Sep 4
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  West Memphis Utilities outlines its role in Google data center project amid public concern

  Headline onlyKATV · Shelby Co., TN · also at KATV, KATV
• Sep 4
  LAWSUIT·Shelby Co., TN

  xAI Is Offering Cheap Starlink to Angry Memphis Data Center Neighbors

  Gadget Review · Shelby Co., TN · also at Yahoo
• Sep 4
  PERMIT·Shelby Co., TN

  Starlink’s Memphis Discounts add over 2,000 New Customers

  Starlink's 50% discount on its Residential Plan in Memphis, offered in response to community protests over a nearby data center project, has attracted over 2,000 new customers. SpaceX agreed to replace 69 unpermitted portable gas turbines powering the Southaven facility with 41 permitted permanent turbines by July 2027.

  driveteslacanada.ca · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 4
  VOTE·Shelby Co., TN

  SpaceXAI's Memphis Outage Took Down Grok - Why One Facility Failure Rippled Across Competitors

  Gadget Review · Shelby Co., TN
• Sep 4
  NEWS·Shelby Co., TN

  A massive outage at Elon Musk's Memphis data center took down Grok and affected other AI services

  An outage at a Memphis data center disrupted Grok and other AI services on Thursday for several hours. The failure affected Grok on the X platform and mobile apps, and also impacted partner platforms including Anthropic's Claude models and OpenAI services, though the specific cause remains undisclosed.

  dev.ua · Shelby Co., TN