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🌱 Why an Athens resident is pushing back against massive AI data centers

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In today's newsletter:

  • Why an Athens resident is pushing back against massive AI data centers

Also on today's calendar: 95th Annual Athens Old Fiddlers Reunion & Contest and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Clearing, breezy and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; cooler, temps: high: 67, low: 46.
  • Sunday: Turning sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Faced with surge of AI data centers, rural towns speak out (newsnationnow.com) — A resident from Athens is speaking out against large AI data centers, warning they destroy usable agricultural land and don’t belong near growing communities. Their concerns echo a broader rural backlash nationwide over water use, energy demand, and who pays for infrastructure as lawmakers weigh new regulations and voters increasingly scrutinize these projects.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Shirley Shirley Shirley Keep your ducks and geese in YOUR yard and out of mine!!!
    The gray goose comes over here EVERYDAY when I am outside and tries to attack me!! (Nextdoor 59 Loop to 753)
  • Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Online Order Filling Team Supervisor in Athens. Apply here.
  • O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Athens. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Athens here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mabank

  • NEW SHERIFFS IN TOWN: Steve Hendrix vows to make Van Zandt County ‘proud of your sheriff's department again' (ketk.com)
  • Beverly David (democratnewspapers.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Athens

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Athens

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.