Rhori Johnston

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. (WTVF) — Opposition to data centers is gaining traction across the country, including right here at home in Middle Tennessee. We're still listening to your voice to get answers from elected officials who are dodging your questions. Several communities have even gone to great lengths to ban the facilities temporarily by implementing moratoriums, including McMinnville, Coffee County, and Metro Nashville. Now, members of one community say they're trying to do the same.

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. (WTVF) — Residents of Lawrenceburg are raising questions about a proposed data center — and about how city leaders have handled communication surrounding the project. The concerns mirror frustrations playing out across the country, from Florida to Colorado to Nevada, as data centers continue to pop up in communities of all sizes. In Lawrenceburg — a city of 11,000 — neighbors say they were caught off guard by the proposal and are demanding more transparency from local officials.

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. (WTVF) — Residents of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, are raising questions about transparency after learning of plans to build a data center on the outskirts of their mostly rural community of around 11,000 people. The proposed facility would be approximately 60,000 square feet and sits on land that was previously zoned as Large Lot Residential. In January, the city council voted to rezone the property to Light Industrial.