The 77th annual Coosa Valley Fair opens this evening and continues through Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Rome. Rides are again being provided by Wade Shows, according to Bryan Shealy, Coosa Valley Fair Manager. Shealy additionally encourages fairgoers to check out local...

Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation: The time is near to break out your best chili recipe for a chance to win bragging rights, cash prizes, and the coveted championship belt at the 2026 Chili-Fest Cook-Off, presented by Georgia Power, set for Saturday, October 24, at Ridge Ferry Park. Registration is now...

Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation: An Ellijay resident won a $2 million top prize playing the 100Xtra scratcher at Valero Gas Station, 600 Howard Simmons Road in East Ellijay. The winner claimed their prize on Oct. 2. Last week, Georgia Lottery players claimed $38,636,117 in winnings from scratch-off t...

Media release from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency: The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) announces the opening of the application period for the Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP), beginning October 5. The purpose of the Fiscal Year 2026 HSGP grant is...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning: The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL), in partnership with Child Trends, a nationally recognized nonprofit research organization, has launched DECAL Listens, a new statewide initiative designed to gather public feedback about chil...

The Atlanta Braves will host the Los Angeles Dodgers this evening in Game Three of their National League Division Series. Chris Sale will serve as the starting pitcher for Atlanta, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be on the mound for LA. First pitch is slated for 6:08 pm at Truist Park. Listen to the play-by-play story from...

The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints by 45-24 in Monday Night Football at the Caesars Superdome down in New Orleans, LA. That allowed the Falcons to improve to 2-2 on the 2026 regular season. They will be back in action on their home field at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday night versus the Baltim...

The Atlanta Hawks opened their 2026-2027 pre-season slate with a loss on their home court to the Memphis Grizzlies by 132-123 on Monday evening. They will continue pre-season play with a match in San Antonio, TX versus the Spurs on Thursday night at 8 pm Eastern. Their regular season opener is set for Wednesday, Octobe...

The Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers by 3-2 on Sunday night in Game Two of their National League Division Series out in Los Angeles, CA. That evened the best-of-five set at a game each. The Braves struck first with an RBI single from Mauricio Dubon in the top of the first inning. Freddie Freeman began the bo...

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...