Monday, October 5th is the last day to register to vote in the November 3rd General Election. Floyd County residents may register at the local Elections Office, 18 East 12th Street in Rome. The office may be reached via phone at (706) 291-5167. Early voting in this election will begin on Tuesday, October 13th and will ...

Media release from the American Red Cross of Georgia: During Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 4-10, the American Red Cross of Georgia offers steps residents can take to help prevent fires in their homes and keep loved ones safe. "Across the country, the Red Cross responds to more than 60,000 disasters a year and most of...

Media release from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency: (ATLANTA) - The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) is recognizing October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The nationwide campaign is a collaborative effort led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastru...

Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation: A Tyrone resident won a $1 million prize playing the 2nd Edition Billionaire Club scratcher at Fayette Village BP, 1408 Highway 54 West in Fayetteville. The winner claimed their prize on Oct. 1 and selected the lump sum cash payment of $535,398.06. In addition, a Dall...

Public health officials hope that everyone ages six months and older will get a flu vaccine by the end of October. Dr. Gary Voccio, the Health Director for the Georgia Department of Public Health's 10-county Northwest Health District, says that vaccines are available through local health departments, healthcare provide...

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. October 2nd, 2026 Final Scores: Unity Christian 55 Harvester Christian 6 Bremen 42 Pepperell 7 Cartersville 50 Cass 0 Dalton 49 Allato...

The Atlanta Braves advanced in the 2026 MLB Postseason on Thursday night with a 6-2 victory in Game Three of their National League Wild Card Series versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park. The Braves scored all six of their runs on home runs. Michael Harris II had a three-run bomb in the bottom of the first inn...

It's time for area high school football teams to take the field for the seventh 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 Heard County Braves. Darlington heads into this match up with a record of 3-2 overall and 1-1 in Region 6...

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Philadelphia Phillies by a final score of 4-3 in 10 innings on Wednesday afternoon at Truist Park in Game Two of their best-of-three National League Wild Card Series. It evened the set at a game each. The Phillies struck first with an RBI single by Bryce Harper in the top of the first. Ma...

The Atlanta Braves opened up their MLB Postseason run victoriously as they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by 5-3 on Tuesday in Game One of a best-of-three National League Wild Card Series. The Phillies scored the first run of the day on an RBI double by Alec Bohm in the top of the first inning. The Braves tied it a...