Stokes County

Nearly a third of Stokes County residents surveyed now rank land use and zoning among the county’s most important issues.

Federal regulators will hear from the public tonight as they review whether Duke Energy’s Belews Creek site is suitable for nuclear reactors.

Stokes County commissioners have once again approved Project Delta, a planned hyperscale data center in Walnut Cove. Here’s what commissioners, the developer and opponents had to say after the months-long debate ended in another 3-2 vote.

Residents who spoke immediately before the decision were uniformly opposed to the project. Commissioners who voted in favor pointed to the potential for millions of dollars in new tax revenue

The debate over a proposed Stokes County data center has drawn packed crowds for months. This week, residents made their last public appeals ahead of a final vote on the matter.

A new report and the data center’s developer offer sharply different tax revenue estimates.

The Stokes County planning board is again recommending against Project Delta, a proposed hyperscale data center near Walnut Cove. County commissioners will make the final decision next month.

A developer looking to build a controversial hyperscale data center in Stokes County has resubmitted a rezoning application for the project.

Stokes County Commissioners voted to reject a six-month pause on data center development recommended by the planning board.

The Stokes County Planning Board is recommending a six-month moratorium on data center development. It's a move that could delay the controversial Project Delta proposal in Walnut Cove. County commissioners will consider the recommendation Monday.