The Rome-Floyd Recycling Center will host Scrap Tire Amnesty Days on October 18th and 19th from 9 am until 2 pm at the GE Trails located at 1935 Redmond Circle. Emma Wells, Director of Solid Waste for Floyd County, GA, says that Floyd County residents may bring up to 10 clean tires that have been…… read more »
Local News
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS: THOMPSON, REYNOLDS RECEIVE DISTRICT-WIDE ACCOLADES
Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools: Floyd County Schools (FCS) is proud to announce that Stacy Thompson, a dedicated 7th Grade Science teacher at Pepperell Middle School, has been named the District Teacher of the Year (TOTY). Additionally, Tim Reynolds, a committed Special Education Paraprofessional at Model Middle School, has been honored as the…… read more »
ROME LITTLE THEATRE TO PRESENT “THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG” OCTOBER 4-13
The Rome Little Theatre will present “The Play That Goes Wrong” onstage at the historic DeSoto Theatre on Broad Street from October 4th through 13th. Showtimes are set for 7:30 pm on Friday and Saturday nights and 2:30 pm on Sunday afternoons. According to an RLT description of the show – This 1920s whodunit has…… read more »
COMMUNITY INVITED TO GHC FOR FOURTH ANNUAL CHARGE INTO LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Media release from Georgia Highlands College: The Georgia Highlands College (GHC) Charge Into Leadership conference will celebrate its fourth anniversary this year and wants the local community to take part. This year’s free event will be held October 18 at the Cartersville site (5441 GA-20, Cartersville) and helps local high school and college students grow their leadership…… read more »
SNAP CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE MAY REQUEST REPLACEMENT BENEFITS
Media release from the Georgia Department of Human Services: Georgia residents who received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in September can report food lost due to power outages related to Hurricane Helene. To request replacement benefits, eligible SNAP recipients must report the loss of food to the Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) and…… read more »
Local Sports
ATLANTA BRAVES’ POSTSEASON RUN ENDS WITH LOSS IN SAN DIEGO TO PADRES IN GAME TWO OF NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES
The Atlanta Braves’ run in the 2024 MLB postseason ended Wednesday night with a loss out in San Diego, CA to the Padres by 5-4 in Game Two of their National League Wild Card Series. San Diego swept the series. Marcell Ozuna drove in a run for the Braves with a sac fly during the…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES OPENER TO SAN DIEGO PADRES
The Atlanta Braves were shut out by the San Diego Padres by 4-0 on Tuesday night in Game One of their best-of-three National League Wild Card Series at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. Fernando Tatis Jr. had a two-run homer to get the Padres on the board in the bottom of the first inning.…… read more »
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS ENTER WEEK EIGHT OF THE 2024 REGULAR SEASON
The eighth week of the 2024 regular season has arrived for area high school football teams. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM are your radio homes for Darlington football. The Tigers are off this week. They improved to 4-2 overall and 2-0 in region play last Friday with a 21-20 victory over Pepperell. In the…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES CLINCH NL WILD CARD, FOLLOW THE BRAVES IN THE ’24 MLB POSTSEASON ON WLAQ!
Choptober has arrived! The Atlanta Braves secured their seventh straight trip to the MLB postseason with a 3-0 shut out victory over the New York Mets in the teams’ last game of the ’24 regular season on Monday evening at Truist Park. The Braves will be in San Diego, CA tonight to take on the…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP SUNDAY SERIES FINALE TO KANSAS CITY ROYALS, AIM TO CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT TODAY IN TWIN BILL VERSUS NEW YORK METS
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Kansas City Royals by 4-2 on Sunday in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. It denied a sweep of the series for the Braves, who also saw their latest winning streak come to an end at five straight. They have two more opportunities to clinch a…… read more »