radioNOVO News for Frankfort: July 8, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 07/08/26          ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANY ANTHROPIC HAS SIGNED A 20-YEAR LEASE FOR A NEW DATA CENTER IN HANCOCK COUNTY.  THE AGREEMENT IS EXPECTED TO BRING 19-BILLION IN LEASE REVENUE TO PROJECT OWNER TERAWULF.           THE 4-BILLION DOLLAR FACILITY WILL DRAW 400 MEGAWATTS OF POWER BY EARLY 2028. WHILE TECH LEADERS PRAISE THE DEAL, A LOCAL PETITION TO PAUSE DEVELOPMENT HAS GATHERED OVER 1,200 SIGNATURES.          THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS AWARDED A FOUR MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO BOURBON COUNTY, TO TEST AND REMOVE CONTAMINATED SOIL AROUND THE CITY OF PARIS'S FORMER INCINERATOR IN THE WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. OFFICIALS SAY THE PROJECT CORRECTS A LONG-STANDING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUE, WITH FINAL PLANS CALLING FOR A SCENIC PARK FEATURING A COMMUNITY CENTER AND CREEK ACCESS.          BONDURANT MIDDLE SCHOOL AGRICULTURE TEACHER GRACIE WEBB HAS BEEN NAMED THE 2026 NEW TEACHER OF THE YEAR BY THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. WEBB, WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE SCHOOL'S FFA ADVISOR, HAS SPENT ALL FOUR YEARS OF HER TEACHING CAREER AT BONDURANT AND WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AT A STATEWIDE CONFERENCE IN LOUISVILLE ON JULY 20TH.