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A Look At Whether Big Tech Is a Good Neighbor, This West Virginia Morning

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On this West Virginia Morning, the mayor of Gallatin, Tennessee, says a Meta hyperscale data center is the city’s largest taxpayer, but residents still have concerns about its effect on utilities, the environment and property values. Travel up I-65 and data center fights are playing out in several Kentucky communities. Lisa Autry from the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom went to Gallatin to find out if Big Tech is a good neighbor. 

Also, it’s National 988 Day, a day to remind West Virginians that help through the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

And, if you have a disability, or are a family member or caregiver for someone who does, the West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council wants to hear from you.  

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Maria Young produced this episode.

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