The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies continue to warn the public to be on alert for scams. Sheriff Dave Roberson says to beware whenever you receive an email or text that appears suspicious, as it just may be a scammer attempting to obtain your personal information. Older individuals tend to…… read more »
Local News
ROME HIGH SCHOOL’S KAMRAN BAWA NAMED NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP SEMIFINALIST
Media release from the Rome, GA City Schools: Rome High School senior Kamran Bawa has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist. Bawa is one of more than 16,000 semifinalists from across the country in the 71st National Merit Scholarship Program. Bawa continues in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26…… read more »
GNTC TO HOST FALL MUM SALE SEPTEMBER 15-18
Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: The Horticulture program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will hold a Fall Mum Sale Monday, Sept. 15, through Thursday, Sept. 18, outside of Building L, located across from GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through…… read more »
HARBIN CLINIC FAMILY MEDICINE ROME WELCOMES DR. GERALD “JP” MEGNA
Media release from Harbin Clinic: Harbin Clinic is proud to welcome Dr. Gerald “JP” Megna to Harbin Clinic Family Medicine Rome. Megna is a family medicine physician with qualifications in sports medicine. He began seeing patients on Aug. 31. Megna grew up in a close-knit suburb of south Florida and completed his undergraduate degree at…… read more »
NEW ECHOTA STATE HISTORIC SITE TO HOST ‘YOUR STATE PARKS DAY’ CLEAN-UP ON SEPTEMBER 27TH
Media release from New Echota State Historic Site: In celebration of National Public Lands Day 2025, New Echota-Cherokee Capital State Historic Site in Calhoun and the Friends of Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites are hosting ‘Your State Parks Day 2025’ on Saturday, September 27th, 2025, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged…… read more »
Local Sports
IT’S TIME FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, WEEK FIVE!
It’s time for Friday night lights in Northwest Georgia as area high school football teams take the field for the fifth week of play in the 2025 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football tonight as the Tigers hit the road to take on the Whitefield Academy Wolf Pack. Darlington…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WELCOME HOUSTON ASTROS TO TOWN THIS WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Thursday and will finish their current nine-game homestand this weekend with a three-game set against the Houston Astros at Truist Park. The first pitch of tonight’s series opener is set for 7:15 pm. That game will not be broadcast on WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM due to our…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WRAP UP SERIES WITH LOSS TO CHICAGO CUBS
The Atlanta Braves lost to the Chicago Cubs by 3-2 on Wednesday night in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. It allowed Chicago to take that series by 2-1. The Braves struck first with an RBI double by Nacho Alvarez Jr. during the bottom of the third inning. Carson Kelly homered for…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP TUESDAY NIGHT OUTING TO CHICAGO CUBS
The Atlanta Braves lost to the Chicago Cubs by 6-1 on Tuesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set at Truist Park. That evened the series up at a game each. The Cubs struck first in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly from Pete Crow-Armstrong, who had an RBI…… read more »
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS ENTER WEEK FIVE OF THE 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Week five of the 2025 regular season has arrived for area high school football teams. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football this Friday evening as the Tigers hit the road to take on the Whitefield Academy Wolf Pack. In other week five match-ups: Here is the WLAQ programming line-up…… read more »