Gallatin

Gallatin is considering a potential pause on new apartment developments as rapid growth leads to increased traffic and strain on city services. City Councilmember Pascal Jouvence has proposed a resolution to study the impact of such a pause, while resident Jenna Ingeman highlights both challenges, like traffic congestion, and benefits, such as downtown revitalization.

Gallatin officials annexed 125 acres near Meta's data center campus, adding it to city boundaries and the zoning atlas. Councilman Pascal Jouvence suggested the land could be used to expand Meta's operations, though no official plans were announced. Nearby residents have raised concerns about noise, flooding, and property devaluation linked to the existing data center.

Gallatin's city leaders approved a land annexation, which may lead to more data centers in the area. A councilman indicated that the move could result in an increase in data center developments.

Storms have caused downed trees and power outages across multiple Tennessee counties, including Maury, Hickman, Macon, and Wilson, with TDOT crews responding. Cities like Gallatin and Manchester report downed power lines, traffic hazards, and non-functioning stop lights due to the storms.

More than 100 workers at Stanley Black and Decker in Gallatin, Tennessee, will lose their jobs as the business closes on August 28. The closure follows a WARN notice and precedes the company’s 2026 second-quarter earnings announcement, with prior Tennessee layoffs affecting over 5,000 workers this year.

Over 100 employees will be impacted by the permanent closure of Gallatin, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, in Sumner County on Wednesday.

Tennessee allows certain fireworks like sparklers to be sold year-round, but Gallatin maintains existing restrictions, permitting sparkler sales from June 15 through July 5 and use from July 1 to July 4. Gallatin Fire Chief Jeff Beaman clarified the city is not banning sparklers but aligning their sale and use with established fireworks rules, while also allowing sparkler use on New Year's Eve and Day under specific timeframes.

Gallatin city officials decided against banning sparklers but implemented firework sale regulations. Fireworks can only be sold seasonally around New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July, require buyers to be 16 or older, and cannot be set off within 600 feet of certain locations like churches and schools.

One person died and two were injured in a crash in Gallatin, Columbia County. State Police responded to the incident over the weekend.

Gallatin City Council considered a two-year moratorium on data center construction, with residents near a large Meta campus reporting mixed impacts from construction noise and water runoff. The council deferred a vote to refine the legislation, as other Tennessee cities also explore similar pauses.

Gallatin has delayed a decision on a proposed data center moratorium to allow for further review. Middle Tennessee communities are questioning whether to pause before approving new major data center projects.