AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoData Center Fight in Mississippi: A federal court in the Northern District of Mississippi is set to hold a preliminary injunction hearing Aug. 24 over alleged Clean Air Act violations tied to Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI power plant in Southaven. Local Tax Clash: Madison County, Mississippi, is locked in a major valuation dispute with Amazon over the Canton data-center mega site, with the county arguing each building is worth about $292 million for the 2026 tax roll versus Amazon’s estimate of just under $70 million per building—money that could affect school and county funding under a fee-in-lieu deal. Community & Culture: Bemidji, Minnesota’s YMCA groundbreaking is framed as a “no city taxpayer dollars” project, while Mississippi’s Duplin Winery marks its 50th anniversary with a Sept. 12 Grape Stomp in Rose Hill. Food & Health Notes: A national recall wave continues to hit grocery shelves, including Walmart soup kits and a major FDA upgrade to a highest-risk salmonella egg recall. Sports & Local Life: Mississippi Christian University’s decathlete Jake McMillan won top honors at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.
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