Announcement from New Echota State Historic Site: Would you like to help a community in need and learn about the Cherokee people? New Echota State Historic Site along with Friends of New Echota State Historic Site are teaming up with Voluntary Action Center of Calhoun, Ga, with a food drive from November 15th-December 20th. Nonperishables,…… read more »
Local News
GA DNR ANNOUNCES CHRIS HARPER AS NEW DIRECTOR OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES DIVISION
Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces the selection of Chris Harper as the next Director of the Wildlife Resources Division (WRD), effective December 1, 2025. Harper has worked with the WRD since 1999, most recently serving as Assistant Chief of Fisheries Management Section. Over his career,…… read more »
ROME CITY SCHOOLS SHOW GROWTH IN CCRPI SCORES
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Every school in Rome City Schools showed growth across several areas in College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) scores released by the Georgia Department of Education today. Districtwide, Rome City Schools’ elementary schools showed increased scores from 2024 in all four categories measured by the state. The…… read more »
FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS OUTPERFORM STATE IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ON 2025 CCRPI
Media release from Floyd County, GA Schools: Floyd County Schools (FCS) is celebrating exceptional results in the latest College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), once again outperforming state averages across multiple categories. The CCRPI measures performance in Content Mastery, Progress, Closing Gaps (not comparable this year), Readiness, and, for high schools, Graduation Rate. NOTE…… read more »
NOON OPTIMIST CLUB OF ROME, GA TO ‘FLIP FOR YOUTH’ AT 65TH ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST ON NOVEMBER 22ND
The Noon Optimist Club of Rome, GA will again ‘flip for youth’ during their 65th annual Pancake Breakfast, set for Saturday, November 22nd from 6 am to 11 am at the Rome Civic Center. Daniel Bosarge, chairman, enthuses that the breakfast is a pre-Thanksgiving tradition for the community and the club’s only fundraiser of the…… read more »
Local Sports
PLAYOFF TIME HAS ARRIVED FOR AREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS
Local high school football teams take the field over the weekend in the first round of the 2025 GHSA state playoffs. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will provide coverage of Darlington football tonight as the Tigers head to Augusta to face the Aquinas Fightin’ Irish. Darlington’s head football coach Wayne Groves told WLAQ Sports…… read more »
RONALD ACUNA JR. NAMED NATIONAL LEAGUE COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR
The Atlanta Braves’ Ronald Acuna Jr. has been named the National League’s Comeback Player of the Year, as announced at the MLB Awards on Thursday. MLB presents this award to a player from each league considered to have re-emerged on the baseball field during a season. Jacob deGrom from the Texas Rangers was honored as…… read more »
ATLANTA HAWKS EXTEND WINNING STREAK TO FOUR IN A ROW WITH THURSDAY NIGHT WIN IN UTAH OVER JAZZ
The Atlanta Hawks picked up a 132-122 victory over the Utah Jazz in NBA action on Thursday night at Salt Lake City, UT. Jalen Johnson had a triple-double with 31 points, 18 rebounds, and 14 assists for the Hawks, who have won their last four straight games and improved to 8-5 on the 2025-26 regular…… read more »
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS ARE BOUND FOR THE FIRST ROUND OF THE GHSA PLAYOFFS THIS WEEK
Several local high school football teams are headed to the first round of the GHSA state playoffs this week. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will provide coverage of Darlington football this Friday evening as the Tigers head to Augusta to face the Aquinas Fightin’ Irish. In other match-ups: Here is the WLAQ programming line-up…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES’ DRAKE BALDWIN NAMED NATIONAL LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR FOR 2025
Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin has been named the National League’s Rookie of the Year for 2025, as announced on Monday. He got 21 of 30 first place votes cast by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America to receive this honor. Other finalists were Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton and Milwaukee Brewers third…… read more »