Media release from the Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia reached new all-time highs in both its labor force (5,490,319) and employment (5,314,822) in August, and that the state's unemployment rate declined to 3.2%. Georgia's unemployment rate is 0.9 percentage poi...

Howard Finster's Paradise Garden, 200 North Lewis Street in Summerville, will host Finster Fest 2026 this Saturday and Sunday, September 19th and 20th from 10 am to 5 pm both days. Davia Weatherill, Executive Director of the Paradise Garden Foundation, says that this year's edition of Finster Fest will feature a wide v...

Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Rome City Schools celebrated the teachers, support professionals, operational staff, and leaders who make a difference for students each day during the district's 2026 Exemplary Banquet on Tuesday night at Rome High School's College and Career Academy. West End Elementary's Tif...

Media release from Berry College: The Director of Berry College's Physician Associate (PA) Program, has been named Faculty Member of the Year by the Georgia Academy of Physician Associates. Director Victoria Galloway, M.S.P.A., D.M.Sc., has been a practicing PA since 2004 and has served in the rural communities of sout...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health: The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed eight human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in 2026, but that number is expected to increase. DPH has also confirmed one WNV death. Mosquito traps have tested positive in multiple counties, including C...

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Chicago Cubs by 8-4 on Wednesday night in the finale of a three-game set at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL. Chicago took the series by two games to one. Pete Crow-Armstrong had a pair of solo home runs and contributed a total of three RBIs towards the Cubs' victory. Alex Bregman tallied fou...

Attention, Georgia Tech fans! Yellow Jackets football will hit the airwaves of WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM this Saturday as the team plays host to the Mercer Bears. Kick off is set for 12 pm in Atlanta; airtime is 10 am from the Georgia Tech Radio Network. The Jackets will be in search of their first win of the 2026 season. T...

The Atlanta Braves picked up a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night in the second meeting of a three-game set at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL. That evened the series at a game each. The Cubs took an early lead with one run in the bottom of the second inning and two during the fourth. The Braves chipped away a...

Week five of the 2026 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 night as the Tigers head to Lindale to take on the Pepperell Dragons. In other match-ups on tap for this week: Heard County Braves @ Armuchee Indians Coosa...

The Atlanta Braves opened a six-game road trip on Monday night with a loss to the Chicago Cubs by 7-3 in the first outing of a three-game set in Chicago, IL. The Braves scored all three of their runs during the top of the seventh inning. That included a two-run homer from pinch hitter Mike Yastrzemski. The homestanding...