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The Mount Airy News

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Data center plan OK'd, hailed as 'great document'

Mount Airy’s data center ordinance is now gospel, having been approved unanimously after months of consideration — with one city official saying the issue was a done deal in another way. “The biggest thing I’ve learned through this process is we don’t have the option to say ‘no,’’’ Mayor Jon Cawley said of an outright ban on the controversial facilities locating here. “That is not an available option unless you want to go into litigation,” Cawley added regarding the fact data centers are legal enterprises. The only thing a locality can do is adopt regulations ensuring the facilities operate in ways that don’t hamper its quality of life, city officials said, which the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners hopes was accomplished with its decision Thursday night. If it failed to enact a data center ordinance, Commissioner Calvin Vaughn said then, one could have come into town under existing regulations, “which are more lax.” Vaughn and other board members say the new ordinance protects Mount Airy in regard to various data center implications such as allowable locations and water usage. “I think it’s a great document,” he said of the ordinance spanning 13 pages, “something other municipalities can use as a

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American Songwriter

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Born 81 Years Ago Today in North Carolina, the High School English Teacher Who Became a Grammy-Winning Country Music Star

On this day (November 10) in 1945, Yvonne Vaughn was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Today, she’s better known as country singer Donna Fargo, who kicked off a string of four straight No. 1 hits with 1972’s “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.”. Among the...

Mt Airy, NC · 1d

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Franklin County Banjo Player Gene Parker Made His Instrument Sing

This story was originally published by Radio IQ and is part of a series reported by students at the Handmade Music School in Floyd County, Virginia. The students are compiling a songbook of tunes and songs played in their community and telling the stories behind the music. This story aired...

Floyd County, VA · 2d
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The Mount Airy News

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Carroll officials more open to data center after visiting one in Alabama

Data centers have been front-and-center in both local and national debate, including just across the border in Virginia, where opposition to a proposed data center there has been widespread, including among some county officials. But a few county officials, along with residents, who generally opposed such centers may be changing their minds after several visited a Google-owned data center in Jackson County, Alabama. A public hearing regarding the recently adopted Emergency Data Center Ordinance occurred at the beginning of a recent Board of Supervisors meeting in Carroll County, with the goal of making the emergency ordinance permanent. The Data Center Ordinance was formulated to place restrictions on data centers locating in the county and includes limits to water consumption, noise pollution and places strict decommissioning requirements on facilities after they close. Delilah Brady spoke during the public hearing portion of the meeting and requested that the supervisors adapt the emergency data center ordinance and make it a permanent part of the county code. The Data Center Ordinance was subsequently adopted by a unanimous vote of the board. Google has expressed an interest in locating a data center on a piece of property owned by a private landowner near the Wildwood

Jackson County, AL · 1d

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Lover's Leap widening complete

After years of earth moving and traffic snarls, an ambitious road-widening project in Southside Virginia is ready for prime time. State leaders this weekend cut the ribbon on the newly completed eastbound lanes of Route 58 over Lovers Leap Mountain in Patrick County. For the past five years, work crews...

Patrick County, VA · 2d

The Mount Airy News

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City land sales boosting housing market

Along with adding some extra jingle to the city coffers, recent sales of surplus municipal land are helping to provide more housing in a tight market locally. “When we sold these properties, the intent was to build houses on them,” City Manager Darren Lewis said last Thursday night when the latest transaction was approved by the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners. That involved a site of about one-half acre on Carolina Avenue. It is one of 11 different parcels declared surplus property by city officials last year and put on the auction block, some of which are outside the city limits Included were lots on North Franklin Road, East Wilson Street, North Main Street, Fancy Gap Road, Lakeview Drive (three parcels), Carolina Avenue (three parcels) and Lyn Avenue. Only the property on Lyn Avenue remains unsold from that list, which is located in the Westwood area near North Franklin Road. Lewis said after Thursday night’s meeting that plans for “10-plus” houses have resulted from the sales of surplus property, meaning officials saw no future use for it by the municipality. To market the land, Mount Airy has been using GovDeals, an online marketplace geared toward government, educational and related entities

Mt Airy, NC · 1d

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The smallest church in Virginia measures 12 feet by 16 feet for 8 people at a time

Wytheville's Smallest Church is a tiny roadside prayer chapel in Wytheville, Virginia, located just off Interstate 81 near the I-77 junction at Exit 73. Advertised on its website as one of America’s smallest churches, the chapel is dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ and is notable for its simple design and modest churchyard. Visitors often pause briefly while passing through the area for quiet reflection and photographs.

Wytheville, VA · 2d

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Former Washington Co., Va. deputy sheriff arrested for domestic violence

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — The Bristol, Virginia Police Department (BVPD) reports that a former local deputy sheriff has been arrested and charged with domestic violence and felony strangulation following three alleged separate incidents this year. According to a news release from the BVPD, Peyton Hurd, 25, was employed as a deputy sheriff with the Washington […]

Bristol, VA · 1d

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High School highlights and scores: November 10, 2026

Three local volleyball teams won region titles on Tuesday. All of these schools have qualified for the state tournament.

Abingdon, VA · 1d

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Community Thanksgiving Service set for Sunday, Nov. 22

Pulaski County Community Thanksgiving Service will be held on Sunday, November 22, 6:00 pm, at First Christian Church in Pulaski. We welcome the Rev. Timothy Hale of Dublin United Methodist Church who will be the speaker. This is an annual event sponsored by the Pulaski Co. Ministerial Association. A free-will offering of shelf-stable food will be received as well as a monetary offering to support our neighbors in need into the winter months. All are welcome. We will gather at 524 N Jefferson Avenue for this special worship service of giving thanks.

Pulaski, VA · 1d

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Hawks fall to archrival, head to playoffs

The Gretna Hawks football team dropped the last game of the regular season. The Hawks are headed to the playoffs though, taking on Floyd County Friday at 7 p.m. on the road. Gretna lost Friday night's game, 44-7, in a road matchup with the Altavista Colonels. "We came out flat,"...

Gretna, VA · 1d

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Target 7: Virginia works to address nursing shortage

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - From classrooms to hospitals, nursing leaders are working to strengthen Virginia’s health care workforce by preparing more educators, helping students pay for school and introducing young people to careers in medicine. At Radford University, nursing leaders say a shortage of faculty can make it harder...

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Southwest Virginia honors veterans with local events

(WFXR) – Communities across Southwest Virginia are marking Veterans Day with ceremonies, special events and opportunities to honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. military. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park offers a series of educational programs highlighting veterans’ experiences and their connections to the historic site. Beginning at 1 p.m., […]

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