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Abernathy to hold town hall on proposed data center
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (102+ words) The City of Abernathy will host a town hall meeting Thursday, Feb. 26, to discuss a proposed data center with representatives from Aligned Data Centers. ABERNATHY, Texas (KCBD) - The City of Abernathy will host a town hall meeting Thursday, Feb. 26, to…...
Texas approves ‘largest permitted data center campus’ in the U.S.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (279+ words) LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - West Texas will soon be home to the GW Ranch, an enormous planned complex of gas power plants and data centers near the oil fields of the Permian basin. According to the project's developers, Pacifico Energy, it…...
Letter writing enjoys a revival as fans seek connection and a break from screen time
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (725+ words) Tactile activities'ranging from writing letters and'typewriter clubs'to TikTok communities showcasing calligraphy skills and wax seals are giving retro writing instruments a resurgence. More than quaint throwbacks, the pursuits provide their enthusiasts with'opportunities to reduce their technology use, be more intentional…...
Lubbock data center proposal heads to city council after planning commission rejection
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (832+ words) LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A proposal for a zone change to bring an AI data center to northeast Lubbock will go before city council, after the Planning and Zoning Commission rejected the project in a close vote last week. Four out…...
Plan for proposed data center headed to Lubbock City Council
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (54+ words) Plan for proposed data center headed to Lubbock City Council'KCBD Plan for proposed data center headed to Lubbock City Council Conditions that should send you to the Emergency Room 1 killed, 1 injured in east Lubbock house fire (9 p.m.) U.S. Geological Survey collecting data…...
Verizon users report service issues amid possible outage
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (277+ words) (Gray News) - Verizon customers across the U.S. are reporting service problems, indicating a possible major outage. According to DownDetector, Verizon users began reporting problems around noon Jan. 14. About an hour later, nearly 200,000 users reported issues with the service provider. About 66% of…...
New USPS rule could affect postmark dates for mail, like taxes or ballots
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (126+ words) (CNN) " The United States Postal Service has a warning for people mailing items. Mail may not be postmarked the same day it is dropped off. That is important if an item needs to be postmarked by a certain day, such…...
Safety requirement for Texas camps regarding fiber internet service delayed
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (342+ words) LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Some Texas youth camps at risk of shutting down may get to keep their cabins open next summer. Camps now have until September 2027 to get fiber data service to their campgrounds. Last month, Joe Alarc'n explained how…...