Mississippi

Some Southaven homeowners near SpaceXAI's power plant say the company's buyout offers fall below their homes' market value. One resident reported receiving a $185,000 offer for a house he valued at $225,000, and said he was informed that selling would disqualify him from a proposed class-action lawsuit over noise from the facility.

DeSoto County News · DeSoto Co., MS

Headline onlyMoneyWise.com · Mississippi

Elon Musk announced that two data centers called "Gun Range" and "Spam" are under construction in the Mid-South region and will be operational by November and December, respectively, each housing hundreds of thousands of computer chips.

Action News 5 · Mississippi

A federal judge denied the Trump Justice Department's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the NAACP against xAI under the Clean Air Act, allowing claims to proceed regarding 27 unpermitted turbines near Southaven, Mississippi that allegedly emit over 1,700 tons of nitrogen oxide annually.

Startup Fortune · DeSoto Co., MS

A federal judge denied xAI's motion to dismiss the NAACP's Clean Air Act lawsuit over gas turbines powering the company's Colossus 2 data center in Southaven, rejecting two of the company's main legal defenses and allowing the case to proceed. The NAACP's request for a preliminary injunction to halt turbine operations pending proper permitting remains pending.

DeSoto County News · DeSoto Co., MS

Headline onlyThe Times of India · Mississippi

SpaceX is offering to buy 418 homes in Colonial Hills near its Southaven data center, but only to sellers who agree not to join a class-action lawsuit over noise pollution from gas turbines. The mayor said acquired properties would house SpaceX and xAI staff.

NewsBytes · DeSoto Co., MS

Musk's artificial intelligence company is purchasing homes in Southaven, Mississippi, through a subsidiary after residents complained about noise from its nearby power plant and gas turbines. Some purchase offers require homeowners to relinquish legal claims against the company, with property records confirming five neighborhood sales since October 9.

Baller Alert · DeSoto Co., MS

Headline onlyBigGo Finance · Mississippi

Mississippi's state auditor has opened an investigation into Walls following allegations, though the inquiry's subject and any connection to a contentious rezoning dispute remain unclear. The investigation coincides with residents' opposition to a rezoning request for over 1,000 acres of farmland that could potentially accommodate a data center.

Hoodline · Mississippi

xAI is offering to purchase homes in a Mississippi neighborhood near its data centers, with a contractual requirement that sellers agree not to join a lawsuit over noise from gas turbines powering the facility. The company has reportedly targeted 418 homes in Colonial Hills, with residents complaining of persistent, disruptive noise from the power plant.

The American Bazaar · DeSoto Co., MS

NewsOne · DeSoto Co., MS

Mississippi State Auditor Shad White confirmed his office has begun investigating the Town of Walls, though specific details about the probe and what prompted it remain unclear.

Daily Memphian · Mississippi

Mississippi State Auditor Shad White's office opened an investigation into the town of Walls amid contentious local debate over rezoning and a potential data center development. Few details have been released, and no findings of wrongdoing have been made.

DeSoto County News · Mississippi

SpaceX AI subsidiary MZX Tech LLC faces potential penalties up to $6.1 million from Mississippi regulators over alleged construction permit violations at three data center facilities, with the company reportedly cooperating on a possible settlement. The state also alleges the company constructed gas turbines without required environmental permits at its Southaven facility.

TechRadar · Mississippi

Headline onlyMississippi Today · Hinds Co., MS

xAI subsidiary MZX is offering to purchase homes in Southaven, Mississippi, requiring owners to waive potential legal claims related to lawsuits over the company's data center and power plant facility before the sale can close.

UA.NEWS · DeSoto Co., MS

Headline onlyForbes · Mississippi

xAI is offering to purchase hundreds of homes near its Southaven, Mississippi data center, requiring buyers to sign release agreements that prevent them from pursuing damages in a pending class action lawsuit over plant noise allegations.

Crypto Briefing · DeSoto Co., MS

A subsidiary of Elon Musk's xAI is offering to purchase homes in Southaven, Mississippi, on the condition that residents release claims related to a lawsuit against the company's nearby data center and power plant. The offer reportedly affects around 418 homes, with some renters already being displaced after landlords agreed to sell.

The Verge · DeSoto Co., MS

Headline onlyTraders Union · Mississippi

Real estate agents in Southaven, Mississippi, representing Elon Musk's xAI have offered to purchase homes with a condition that owners not join a lawsuit against the company over noise from its nearby power plant and datacenters. A realtor stated the company targets purchasing 418 homes in the Colonial Hills neighborhood, with 18 homeowners already agreeing to sell.

The Guardian · DeSoto Co., MS

Mississippi environmental regulators are seeking approximately $6.1 million in penalties from MZX Tech, SpaceXAI's parent company, for allegedly disturbing land at three Southaven sites without obtaining required stormwater permits. The company is cooperating with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and discussing settlement through an agreed order.

DeSoto County News · DeSoto Co., MS

Tougaloo College students and alumni held a community training event to address data center development in Mississippi, framing it as a civil rights issue affecting marginalized communities. Speakers raised concerns about environmental risks, air pollution, and the siting of hyperscale data centers in majority-Black areas already facing economic disadvantage and infrastructure challenges.

the mississippi independent · Hinds Co., MS

The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative unveiled evaluation tools to help river communities assess data center proposals, addressing concerns about water use, utility impacts, costs and economic benefits as AI infrastructure investment accelerates across the Midwest and South.

Finance & Commerce · Mississippi

Americans frustrated by rising prices are casting midterm ballots with expectations that Congress can provide relief, though most inflation drivers—including global oil prices, presidential tariff policies, and artificial intelligence investments—remain largely outside lawmakers' control. A Democratic congressional majority would face significant obstacles in reversing Trump administration economic policies without presidential cooperation.

NBC 15 WPMI · Mississippi

ABC 6 interviewed Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy about property taxes, income tax, Medicaid fraud, and data centers. Ramaswamy pledged to slash property taxes immediately by resetting them to pre-pandemic levels and said he would begin phasing out the income tax through measures like eliminating capital gains tax in 2027.

WSYX · Mississippi

Dictionary.com named "maxxing," internet slang for maximizing or optimizing something, its 2026 Word of the Year, citing the term's expansion across conversations about self-improvement, AI, fitness and daily life. Other shortlisted words included "affordability," "data center," "odyssey" and "unc."

WOAI · Mississippi

Headline onlySt. Cloud Times · Mississippi · also at New Orleans CityBusiness

SpaceXAI faces up to $6.1 million in civil penalties from Mississippi's Department of Environmental Quality for constructing data centers without proper stormwater permits. The company also faces a lawsuit from the NAACP alleging it violated federal law by operating a gas-fired power plant in Southaven, Mississippi without required permits.

Data Center Dynamics · Mississippi