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center location as, “a marathon,
not a sprint.”
Tyrone welcomes this major addition
to the community. “Microsoft has a Good
Neighbor policy of maintaining a 300-
foot buffer from other developments,”
Trocquet shared. The tech giant has a
reputation for early engagement with
citizens and leaders of communities where
it builds its data centers.
Obviously, it’s more than luck that keeps
Tyrone on the grow. Research, planning,
and collaboration propel the smart
development of the Town of Tyrone.

Brooks
Maurice Ungaro, Town Manager for
rural Brooks, Georgia, shares news of
new life breathed into a former food
processing plant that closed in the
1980s. The Cannery is a business center
Company – more commonly known as the Chapel and Hardy Hall. Located on Church
offering office rentals and meeting space,
Brunswick stew plant. Alley Road, the additional parking will
complete with high-speed internet. Dating
also be used during the town’s popular
back to the 1940s, the now renovated In 2025, Brooks has plans to improve
Farmer’s Market.
building was once home to the Mask & Gay and add parking for two venues: Brooks
Brooks is excited to celebrate the 115th
anniversary of the town’s original charter.
Ungaro said many “cool projects” are
in store for the November 2025 event
including, appropriately, a Brunswick
stew and chili competition – a nod to the
town’s history. A Brooksopoly board game,
cookbook, street dance, vendors, and
more round out the celebration.

Woolsey
Even the tiny Fayette County town of
Woolsey (population 207) has a unique
development underway. The historic
Woolsey Church is being fully restored
and repurposed.
“The town looks forward to its
completion and ultimate use as a
community and cultural center serving
Fayette County and the surrounding
area,” said Gary Laggis, Woolsey Mayor.
Registered non-profit, Friends of
Historic Woolsey, Inc., is managing
the project. In March 2024, the Town
of Woolsey was awarded a $300,000
matching grant by the Fayette County
Development Authority (FCDA) for
this project.

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