Packed room challenges Southaven board over xAI
Shannon Samsa, co-founder of the Safe and Sound Coalition, takes the floor at a Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. Samsa, who works in health care, raised alarms about the pollutants emitted by xAI gas turbines in Southaven. (Brandon LaGrone II/The Daily Memphian)
The Safe and Sound Coalition demanded an immediate halt to operations at the xAI facility located at 2875 Stanton Road at the Southaven Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting.
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Brandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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