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Planning board recommends denial for Project Delta in Stokes County

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Planning board recommends denial for Project Delta in Stokes County.
The headline split FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro) frames it as "Planning board recommends denial for Project Delta in Stokes County". WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) frames it as "Stokes County board rejects data center rezoning near Walnut Cove".
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FOX8 WGHP (Nexstar, Greensboro)News report · Aug 14, 3:24 AM

Planning board recommends denial for Project Delta in Stokes County

STOKES COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) -- The Stokes County Planning Board recommended denying a proposed hyperscale data center known as Project Delta on Thursday night. People waited in line and spok...

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Arkansas Democrat-GazetteNews report · Aug 14, 3:45 AM

Pulaski County Planning Board postpones recommendations on proposed data center regulations

The Pulaski County Planning Board voted Thursday to postpone making a recommendation on proposed ordinances aimed at regulating data center development.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Aug 14, 2:38 AM

Stokes County board rejects data center rezoning near Walnut Cove

Stokes County leaders voted 5-2 to deny a rezoning request for a massive proposed data center near Walnut Cove.

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