Community groups sue over planned data center in Stokes County

By: Greg Childress

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 549

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Community groups and Walnut Grove residents in Stokes County are suing the county to block a large hyperscale data center complex, known as Project Delta, that they say will harm environmentally sensitive areas along the Dan River corridor, damage sacred cultural sites and threaten the region’s rural character.

The lawsuit claims the Stokes County Board of Commissioners inappropriately approved a zoning map amendment and zoning text amendment to pave the way for the data center …

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