The Cave Spring Downtown Development Authority invites everyone to the 2026 Cave Spring Pig Out BBQ Cook-Off and Car Show, slated for Saturday, September 26th from 10 am until 3 pm at Rolator Park. The cost of admission is $5 for those ages 13 and up. Curtis Burch, member of the Cave Spring DDA Board of Directors, hope...

Media release from Blood Assurance: ROME, Ga. - Blood Assurance is honoring country music icon Dolly Parton with a special "9 to 5" blood donation promotion Friday, Sept. 25. Donors who give blood at a Blood Assurance donation center or mobile blood drive on Sept. 25 will receive an exclusive, one-day-only T-...

Media release from AdventHealth Georgia: CALHOUN, Ga. - Families in Gordon County and across Northwest Georgia are one step closer to having access to advanced newborn care closer to home. The Georgia Department of Community Health has issued AdventHealth Gordon a Certificate of Need to establish a four-bed Level II Ne...

Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) awarded $54,238 in grants and scholarships for fall semester 2026. Grant and scholarship awards ranged between $100 and $1,500 to assist in paying for fall semester at GNTC. Sixty-one grants and sc...

Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group: ATLANTA (September 21, 2026) Georgia drivers continue to feel the pinch at the pump as gas prices remain elevated, with no clear sign yet of when meaningful relief may arrive. The state average now stands at $4.09 per gallon (subject to change overnight), which is 40 cents ...

The National League East-champion Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Monday and will begin their final homestand of the 2026 regular season tonight versus the Cincinnati Reds. JR Ritchie will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta in the series opener, and Brandon Williamson will head to the mound for Cincinnati. F...

The Atlanta Braves are the National League East champions for 2026! The team clinched their division for the seventh time over the past nine years on Sunday afternoon with a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros in the finale of a three-game set in Houston, TX. They swept that weekend series and went 4-2 during their nex...

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. Sonoraville 7 Murray County 14 Mt. Zion 0 Bremen 44 Coosa 7 Model 59 Cass 31 Villa Rica 21 LFO 0 Trion 49 Sequoyah 42 Rome 7 Unity 49...

It's time for area high school football teams to take the field for the fifth week of play in the 2026 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football tonight as the Tigers head to Lindale to take on the Pepperell Dragons. Darlington head football coach Wayne Groves told WLAQ Sports that ...

The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Thursday and will return to action tonight with the first of three games in Houston, TX versus the Astros. First pitch of tonight's series opener is slated for 8:10 pm Eastern. The outing will not be broadcast on WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM due to our high school football coverage...