Georgia’s growing electricity demand is driving another major natural gas expansion, with Oglethorpe Power breaking ground Thursday on a $3.3 billion natural gas power plant in Monroe County.

A new Buc-ee’s slated to open in Monroe County broke ground Tuesday morning.

Over the objections of many residents and the recommendation of its own planning and zoning board, city leaders in Forsyth approved a rezoning of a swath of timberland for a hyperscale data center.

Google has purchased about 950 acres of land off I-75 and Rumble Road in Monroe County to build a data center, according to county property records.