Data center-related blasting causes home damage, some say in Newton County | WSB-TV
News Clip2:04WSB-TV·Newton, Newton County, GA·2/20/2026
DeKalb County is putting a hold on new data center applications as they consider regulations on how they are built, following reports of home damage from dynamite blasting during a data center construction project in Newton County.
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Gov: DeKalb County
DeKalb County is putting a hold on new data center applications as they consider regulations on how they are built.
That hold came after people who live near a data center site in Newton County say their homes were damaged by dynamite blasting during the build.
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