David Hatley talks MSCS, data centers at Memphis campaign stop
“I really feel that Memphis has not been treated the same as the rest of Tennessee,” David Hatley said. “I feel like West Tennessee is almost like its own world down here, and I want to bring Tennessee more together.” (Noah McLane/The Daily Memphian)
Independent Tennessee gubernatorial candidate David Hatley on Monday, Oct. 19, hosted a rally in Memphis where he spoke in support of a statewide data center moratorium and against the Memphis-Shelby County Schools takeover and Memphis Safe Task Force.
A crowd of about 150 people attended the rally at Owen Brennan’s restaurant, many sporting Hatley’s “Built, Not Bought” hats and “Team Hatley” buttons.
“We owe it to Memphis to really get involved and stop treating you guys like you’re not part of Tennessee,” Hatley said. “I see more opportunity right here in Memphis than anywhere in the state. More economic opportunities and more opportunities to make this town as good as it is.”
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Noah McLane
Noah McLane reports on business for The Daily Memphian. He was born and raised in Tennessee and attended journalism school at Middle Tennessee State University, where his passion for community-focused storytelling blossomed.
Prior to writing for the business section, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently the statehouse reporter for The Daily Memphian.
Kyan Ramsay
Kyan Ramsay, an intern with The Daily Memphian, was born and raised in Memphis. He is a senior at Yale University, studying political science. He has interned on Capitol Hill, at the Federal Public Defender’s Office and at Shelby County Circuit Court. He currently writes for the Yale Herald and for BRINK magazine at Yale.
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