Bell County passed a data center moratorium. Residents worry that work continues.

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 868

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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A construction contractor says a hyperscale data center developer asked him to continue to clear Bell County land where a data center is planned, despite a two-year temporary ban on data center construction passed by the county government.

Lexington-based Murray Industries wants to use land with leftover electrical infrastructure for coal mining along the Bell-Knox county line in Eastern Kentucky to power a hyperscale data center. The Bell County project is a part of …

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