News in Clarksville: Data center rules, starving dogs, Sprouts opens and other top stories this week

News in Clarksville: Data center rules, starving dogs, Sprouts opens and other top stories this week

News ClipClarksville Now·Clarksville, Montgomery County, TN·10/24/2026

The Montgomery County Commission approved new restrictions for future data centers in the Clarksville area, including tighter setbacks, noise limits, and controls on water and power use. The item was part of a Clarksville Now roundup of the week’s top local stories.

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The Montgomery County Commission voted to approve tighter zoning restrictions on future data centers in the Clarksville area. The rules address setbacks, noise, and data center consumption of water and electricity, although the article notes that commissioners made one key change before approving them.

The data center policy was included among Clarksville Now’s top stories of the week, alongside unrelated coverage of a highway murder trial, local elections, animal rescues, road expansion, economic development, and the opening of a Sprouts Farmers Market.