Dogs will descend upon downtown for Schnauzerfest Rome 7, slated for this Friday and Saturday, October 30th and 31st. Festivities will culminate with the Schnauzer-ween Night Parade on Saturday night in downtown Rome. Kristi Kent, Director of Communications for the Georgia's Rome Office Tourism, believes that it is the...

Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) will host a Free Application Month throughout November to help those who are seeking to enroll in the spring 2027 semester. Through Nov. 30, GNTC will waive the $25 application fee for all incoming students. Applica...

Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation: A Georgia Lottery player won $1 million in the Oct. 26 Powerball drawing, where the jackpot now sits at more than $700 million. The lucky ticket, purchased at Kroger, 378 Marketplace Parkway in Dawsonville, matched all five white-ball numbers. Another ticket that matc...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health: The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed three additional measles cases in Macon County. All three individuals were unvaccinated and had close contact with a measles case confirmed on October 12, 2026. DPH has notified others who may have be...

Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group: Halloween brings added dangers to the road every year, but AAA warns motorists and families to be especially cautious this year as Halloween falls on a Saturday. Saturday night could bring a potentially dangerous mix of trick-or-treaters walking through neighborhoods, motor...

Week 11 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 hit the road to take on the Armuchee Indians. In other match-ups on tap for this week: Coosa Eagles @ Bremen Blue Devils Pepperell Dragon...

The Atlanta Hawks lost to the Houston Rockets by 120-110 in NBA action on Monday night at Houston, TX. It allowed Houston to sweep a back-to-back set of games that began on Saturday night in Atlanta. Jalen Johnson scored a team-high 21 points for the Hawks, who are now 2-2 on the 2026-27 regular season. Alperen Sengun ...

The Atlanta Falcons picked up a 29-20 victory on their home field over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. That allowed Atlanta to snap a two-game losing skid and marked the first loss of the season for San Francisco. The Falcons are now 3-4 on the 2026 regular season. They will hit th...

It's time for area high school football teams to take the field for the tenth 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 Model Blue Devils. Darlington heads into the match up with a record of 4-3 overall and 2-2 in Region 6-AA o...

The Atlanta Hawks opened their 2026-27 regular season with a 132-125 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night in Orlando, FL. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a team-high 31 points for the Hawks. Jalen Johnson had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Dyson Daniels also contributed 20 points. Paolo Banchero led all players in...