No project in Newborn Town, but 9 nearby
Who decides here: the Town Council of Newborn Town votes on zoning. The Newton County may review big projects too.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Meta Stanton Springs (Newton) data center campus
Unincorporated Newton County, Newton County
for Meta
π May 2026: Morgan County residents near the site said their well water turned muddy; the EPA said iβ¦
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Proposedabout 7 miles awayNewton County / Social Circle Technology Park (TPA Group, SC Infrastructure)
Social Circle, Newton County
317 acres
π March 21, 2025: The City of Social Circle refiled it as Social Circle Technology Park (DRI #4426).
Proposedabout 9 miles awaySailfish data center (Social Circle Parkway)
Social Circle, Walton County
300 acres
π Dec 10, 2024: Walton County commissioners unanimously approved Social Circle's annexation request.
Approved, not built yetabout 9 miles awayEast Hightower Trail data center (Social Circle)
Social Circle, Walton County
96 acres
π Nov 18, 2025: Social Circle City Council approved a special use permit for a data center on 96 acres.
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 10 miles awayServerfarm data center with on-site gas power (Covington)
Covington, Newton County
π July 2026: Georgia EPD sent notices of violation to VoltaGrid and Serverfarm and ordered the gas poβ¦
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
Being builtabout 11 miles awayAmazon Web Services data center (Alcovy Road, Covington)
Covington, Newton County
430 acres Β· for Amazon Web Services
π Dec 15, 2025: Covington City Council approved a $100 million agreement for Amazon to build a water treβ¦
Reported in the news, not confirmed yet
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Newborn Town. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
π Get told first
β‘ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Newborn Town: Georgia Power Co. (company) or Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Georgia.