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Marietta delays data center decisions until 2028
MARIETTA — Thursday night, the Marietta City Council unanimously adopted a new data center moratorium that pauses applications on the facilities through Dec. 31, 2027. The vote came as the council also tabled a proposed ordinance which would have created a definition for data centers in the city, restricted the facilities to areas zoned for heavy industrial use and required a special land use permit (SLUP), meaning each project would go before council for a majority vote. If the ordinance was approved, it would have automatically ended the city’s six-month moratorium which expires Dec. 31. The six-month moratorium came amid backlash from the community over a proposed project converting a storage facility into a data center at 1155 Powers Ferry Place, which was approved in August. The new moratorium, preventing data center applications, begins Jan. 1, immediately following the current moratorium’s expiration, and lasts through the end of next year. Councilman Andre Sims added the one-year moratorium to the council’s agenda. “This will allow mayor and council to continue gathering information, hear from the people, from our constituents, and make a sound decision based on more information and have that community input,” Sims said. Mayor Steve “Thunder” Tumlin said the
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McCullough powers North Cobb Christian to first-round win
KENNESAW -- Jayden McCullough threw four touchdown passes in the first half as North Cobb Christian advanced to second round of the Class AA-AAAA Private state playoffs with a 35-14 victory over Trinity Christian on Friday at Jacob Dennis Field. With the win, the 13th-seeded Eagles (7-4) earned their first playoff win since 2024, when they advanced to the semifinals. They will next travel to Region 9AA rival Lovett for a second time this season, after falling short 17-13 on Oct. 9. However, North Cobb Christian has been playing its best football since that game, winning four of its last five games and building some momentum at the right time. “Coach (Mike) Muschamp does a phenomenal job over there, and he has for a long time, so we know it’s going to be tough,” North Cobb Christian coach P.J. Hughes said. “They’re going to have a great game plan. They had an off week this week. We just know that the more we focus on ourselves and focus on doing what we need to do. We feel like we have the players and staff to make big things happen and put ourselves in position to win big games. It’s going