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Amid data center backlash, Google gives $1 M for South Georgia wetlands
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (15+ words) The Rome News-Tribune...
DAVID CARROLL: Dear i Phone, I need a break
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (397+ words) A friend of mine recently lost his i Phone. I'll call him Jack, since that's his name. (He doesn't read my column, so we're safe here.) For about 24 hours, Jack's life was a mess. He couldn't focus on anything except…...
Data centers in NWGA: Counties at a crossroads
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1337+ words) FILE - The Douglas County Google Data Center complex is seen, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Lithia Springs, Ga. This is Part 5 of "Georgia's hidden industry," a five-part series produced by the Times-Journal staff on the proliferation of data centers in Northwest Georgia…...
Georgia's hidden industry: Why are communities divided?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1460+ words) This is Part 4 of "Georgia's hidden industry," our five-part series on the proliferation of data centers in Northwest Georgia and beyond. It's been a long time since two fairly innocuous words have caused as much concern as these: data and…...
Data centers in NWGA: Floyd County at a crossroads
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1394+ words) This is Part 5 of "Georgia's hidden industry," a five-part series produced by the Rome News-Tribune on the proliferation of data centers in Northwest Georgia and beyond. It's been a long time since two fairly innocuous words have caused as much…...
Our view: Five parts, one conversation: understanding data centers in Floyd County
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (267+ words) As we publish the fifth and final installment of our series on data centers in Northwest Georgia and beyond, it is worth pausing to reflect on what we've tried to share over the past five weeks " and why it matters....
Georgia's hidden industry: Jobs, taxes and incentives: Who benefits?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1469+ words) This is Part 3 of "Georgia's hidden industry," our five-part series on the proliferation of data centers in Northwest Georgia and beyond. The series is published weekly. It's been a long time since two fairly innocuous words have caused as much…...
Georgia's hidden industry: What's in the (data center) box?
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1247+ words) This is Part 2 of "Georgia's hidden industry," a five-part series produced by the Calhoun Times on the proliferation of data centers in Northwest Georgia and beyond. The series is being published weekly on Saturday. It's been a long time since…...
Today in History: April 3, 2026
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (174+ words) On April 3, 1996, Theodore Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician known as the Unabomber, was arrested at a remote Montana cabin by FBI agents. From his off-the-grid location, Kaczynski waged a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, permanently maiming…...
High school cellphone ban heads to Georgia governor's desk
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (636+ words) ATLANTA " Cellphones will be banned in Georgia public high schools starting in the 2027-28 school year, if Gov. Brian Kemp signs House Bill 1009 into law. The state Senate passed the measure unanimously on Monday. "This is a great, great, win for…...