🌱 How a Madison data center is rethinking concrete from the ground up
Madison, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Madison! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Madison data center is rethinking concrete from the ground up
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 51 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Can Data Centers Ditch Concrete – or Just Use Less of It? (datacenterknowledge.com) — A major data center retrofit project in Madison, N.C., is being used as a real-world example of how developers can reuse existing industrial buildings to cut back on new concrete and embodied carbon. The story explains why core data center structures still rely heavily on concrete, then explores how companies like WhiteFiber, Equinix, and DataBank are experimenting with low‑carbon mixes, timber, and smarter design choices. 
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Juneteenth SOULebration 2026 →
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Coffee and Connections: June 2026
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Summerfield Farms, 3203 Pleasant Ridge Rd, Summerfield
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Summerfield Farms, 3203 Pleasant Ridge Rd, Summerfield
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Romeo and Juliet at Oak Ridge Town Park →
52G3+62 Oak Ridge Town Park Amphitheatre, Oak Ridge
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Planning Board Meeting
Kernersville Community Recreation Center Council Chambers at Town Hall, 134 E. Mountain St., Kernersville, NC, 27284, United States
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Board of Education: Policy Committee Meeting
Kimmel Farm Elementary 4801 Bethania Station Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27105
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Board of Education: Buildings and Grounds Committee
Kimmel Farm Elementary 4801 Bethania Station Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27105
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I have a bunch of yarn I’d like to donate to good cause.
Any ideas of churches, or organizations who can use. 336-613-7925 (Nextdoor Madison/Pine Hall/Ellisbo) - A few weeks ago I was tore apart for saying people shouldn’t release balloons.
Today I had one in my pasture! This is the second time something like this has happened… the other time a balloon was in my hay! I don’t know if this… (Nextdoor Madison/Pine Hall/Ellisbo)
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Madison. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Madison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madison here.
🗞 Nearby News
Eden
- FBI dive team finds more human remains at Reidsville quarry (greensboro.com)
- Exclusive: ‘All The Queen's Men' Returns For Its Fifth And Final Season On Paramount+, Watch The New Trailer (essence.com)
Reidsville
- Charges Filed in Connection to Death of 8-year-old in Reidsville (wakg.com)
- Charges pending after 1 airlifted in crash involving school bus in Reidsville (myfox8.com)
Greensboro
- Guilford County deputies seize fentanyl, cocaine and nearly $5,000 in Greensboro raid (abc45.com)
- Greensboro city manager breaks down proposed $913 million budget (myfox8.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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