PHOTOS & VIDEO: Roanoke Valley residents rally for data center moratorium
News ClipRoanoke Times·Roanoke, Roanoke City County, VA·10/22/2026
Roanoke Valley residents rallied in Grandin Village to call for a moratorium on data center development. The event was part of statewide demonstrations organized by several environmental and community groups.
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Residents from across the Roanoke Valley gathered at Grandin Road and Memorial Avenue in Roanoke to demand a pause on data center development. Protesters held signs, played music and signed letters seeking notification of future public meetings.
The rally was one of several statewide "March for a Moratorium" events sponsored by CCAN Action Fund, the Virginia Sierra Club, Tikkun Olam, ARTivisim and Appalachian Voices. Roanoke City Councilwoman Vivian Sanchez-Jones attended and appeared alongside an anti-data center banner.