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Mc Minnville approves 18-month moratorium on new data centers, creating requirements for numerous impact studies
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (267+ words) MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Mc Minnville officials on Wednesday passed a moratorium on data centers being brought to the city. The meeting comes after developers announced plans to build a 96, 000-square-foot data center in the rural town. The 25-megawatt data center…...
Mc Minnville calls meeting as residents push back against proposed data center
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (204+ words) MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A special session is set to take place to discuss implementing a moratorium on data centers and similar facilities in Mc Minnville. The meeting comes after developers announced plans to build a 96, 000-square-foot data center in the…...
Nashville Zoo says it's "vehemently opposed' to proposed data center in South Nashville
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (257+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Zoo says that it's "vehemently opposed" to the proposed data center that could be built next to the zoo's parking lot. There are two proposals to build new data centers in Nashville " one near the…...
Metro Council to address data centers in Nashville
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (48+ words) WSMV Metro Council to address data centers in Nashville Resolution to fire NES CEO goes before Metro Council First Alert Weather: Rainy start to June before dry-spell in Middle Tennessee Grand Ole Opry announcer Bill Cody in the ICU...
Amid plans for new "high-density" AI data center campus in a Middle Tennessee city, locals push for moratorium on such facilities
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (727+ words) MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - One Middle Tennessee community is looking to stop an AI data center from being built within its boundaries. The City of Mc Minnville has announced that a special-called meeting will be held on Wednesday at the request…...
Cedar Hill imposes two-year moratorium on data centers
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (340+ words) CEDAR HILL, Tenn. (WSMV) - The small rural farming community of Cedar Hill imposed a two-year moratorium on the construction of data centers or cryptocurrency mining facilities within city limits. The city council voted to approve the resolution at their meeting…...
DATA CENTER DEBATE LANDS IN MIDDLE TN
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (37+ words) WSMV DATA CENTER DEBATE LANDS IN MIDDLE TN First Alert Weather: Rainy start to June before dry-spell in Middle Tennessee Grand Ole Opry announcer Bill Cody in the ICU...
Middle Tennessee cities consider limits on data center construction
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (778+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Cities across Middle Tennessee are considering limits on where data centers can be built as leaders work to protect residential neighborhoods from industrial-scale facilities. From Mc Minnville to Metro Nashville, officials want to ensure AI processing facilities…...
Wilson County announces one of TN's largest public Wi-Fi deployments for state fair
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (305+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Wilson County Promotions announced Friday, in partnership with DTC Communications, the deployment of a "large-scale, high-capacity Wi-Fi network" to serve the Wilson County-Tennessee State Fair and the James E. Ward Agriculture Center. The deployment of the network "ranks…...
Metro Council to discuss new bill addressing data centers in Nashville at upcoming meeting
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (91+ words) WSMV Metro Council to discuss new bill addressing data centers in Nashville at upcoming meeting Who is #Sarah and why is her name being painted across Nashville? More than 4, 000 working Tennesseans affected by closures, layoffs nearly halfway through 2026 Middle TN…...