Twenty-five years have passed since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States of America. Thousands of lives were lost as a pair of hijacked planes struck the World Trade Center in New York City, another hit the Pentagon in Washington DC, and another crashed into a Pennsylvania field after passenger...

Announcement from Floyd County, GA: The Floyd County Board of Elections will meet on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. at the Floyd County Election Center, 18 East 12th Street, Rome. Caucus will be held prior to the meeting at 5:15 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, please contact the...

Media release from AdventHealth Redmond: AdventHealth Redmond has launched the Ion robotic bronchoscopy platform, an advanced technology designed to enhance the evaluation and biopsy of pulmonary nodules and improve access to early lung cancer diagnosis for patients across Northwest Georgia. The first Ion procedure was...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: The 2027 Fish Art Contest is now open. This free program is open to students' kindergarten through grade 12 (ages 5-18) worldwide, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Wildlife Resources Division. "While we ultimately hope ...

The Georgia's Rome Office of Tourism offers opportunities for community members and visitors to learn about local history and landmarks via a variety of tours. The next Clocktower Tour is slated for Saturday, October 3rd. Kristi Kent, Director of Communications for the tourism office, enthuses that this tour provides t...

It's time for area high school football teams to take the field for the fourth week of play in the 2026 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM again has coverage of Darlington football this year. The Tigers will play their first home game of the season versus the Sonoraville Phoenix tonight. Darlington head football coac...

The Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays by 3-1 on Thursday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. That allowed Atlanta to avoid being swept in the series and snap a three-game losing skid. The Braves scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning with an RBI single by Austin Riley and a tw...

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Tampa Bay Rays by 7-2 on Wednesday night in the middle outing of a three-game interleague set at Truist Park. It allowed Tampa Bay to take the series. The Braves netted just three hits in the effort. That included a solo home run by Drake Baldwin to begin the bottom of the fourth inning. ...

The Atlanta Braves opened a six-game homestand with a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays by 7-1 on Tuesday night in the first meeting of a three-game set at Truist Park. The Rays got on the board with a solo home run from Junior Caminero in the top of the first. The Braves tied the game in the bottom of that inning with an RBI...

Media release from the Georgia's Rome Office of Tourism and the Forum River Center: Rome will soon be home to a new professional arena football team, as the Rome Red Cats were officially unveiled Tuesday during a press conference at the Forum River Center. The Red Cats will compete in the American Arena League, with pl...