A data center is moving in less than a mile from his home

News Clip0:28Atlanta Journal-Constitution·Dalton, Whitfield County, GA·6/4/2026

A massive Core Scientific data center facility is under construction near Dalton, Georgia. A local resident, Tim Thomason, voices concerns about the project's impact on his town and nearby community, signaling an uncertain future. The video explores the implications of this data center for Dalton.

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A massive data center is going up less than a mile from this home. In Dalton, resident Tim Thomason can see the new Core Scientific facility rising over the hill. As construction ramps up, he says the project signals an uncertain transition for his town and for those living nearby. To learn more about what the data center means for Dalton's future, watch the full episode of "Curiosities of the South" now on the AJC's YouTube channel — and subscribe for more in-depth stories shaping the region. Credits: 🎥: AJC Subscribe to the AJC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ajcvideo?sub_confirmation=1 Follow the AJC: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ajc Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ajcnews Twitter/X - https://x.com/AJC Subscribe to the AJC: https://www.ajc.com/ #shorts #documentary #AJC #Dalton #georgia #news #environmental #datacenter #AI