Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia's labor force and employment smashed records for the ninth consecutive month in September, hitting historic highs of 5.5 million workers and 5.3 million jobs alongside a 50-year low in initial jobless claims...

The Rome-Floyd YMCA invites families to BooFest on Friday, October 23rd from 6 pm to 9 pm at Georgia Highlands College, 3175 Cedartown Highway. Jessica Brummett, Director of Development, says that the event will feature a Trick or Treat Village and more. Tickets may be purchased in advance online at www.ymcarome.org or...

Media release from Floyd County, GA: At their October 13 meeting, the Floyd County Board of Commissioners approved public safety projects, accepted federal and private grant awards, and recognized local community contributions. The Board awarded a bid to Vision Development & Construction for the Police Department S...

Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Rome High School senior Yash Garg will have an opportunity to help provide a student voice on education issues across Georgia after being selected to State School Superintendent Richard Woods' 2026-2027 Student Advisory Council. Garg was one of 84 students selected from 1,427 a...

Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp: The State of Georgia's net tax collections during the month of September totaled $3.34 billion for an increase of roughly $76.7 million, or 2.3 percent, compared to FY 2026 when net tax collections approached $3.27 billion for the month. Year to date, net tax revenu...

Attention, Georgia Tech fans! Yellow Jackets football will hit the airwaves of WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM on Saturday as the team travels to Blacksburg, VA to take on Virginia Tech in ACC action. Kick off is set for 3:30 pm. Airtime is 1:30 pm from the Georgia Tech Radio Network. The Jackets improved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 i...

Week nine of the 2026 regular season has arrived for area high school football teams! In this week's matchups - Trion Bulldogs @ Bowdon Red Devils Dade County Wolverines @ Chattooga Indians Gordon Central Warriors @ Gordon Lee Trojans Murray County Indians @ Rockmart Yellow Jackets Cedartown Bulldogs @ Cass Colonels Al...

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder by 113-110 in an NBA pre-season match on Monday evening at State Farm Arena. Jock Landale had a team-high 17 points for Atlanta, which improved to 3-1 on the pre-season. He was among six Hawks to score into the double digits. Brooks Barnhizer notched a game-high 20 point...

Follow along with WLAQ throughout the night for final scores from high school football games across Northwest Georgia and the surrounding area. We'll update this page as games go final. Finals from Friday, October 9th, 2026: Trion 50 Greenville 0 Coosa 13 Darlington 49 Pepperell 22 Mt.Zion 0 Rome 12 Woodstock 28 Pinecr...

It's time for area high school football teams to take the field for the eighth week of play in the 2026 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football tonight as the Tigers host the Coosa Eagles. Darlington heads into the match up with a record of 3-3 overall and 1-2 in Region 6-AA on th...