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 News
ROAD CLOSURE: BELLS FERRY ROAD
Announcement from Floyd County Emergency Management: Effective immediately, Floyd County Public Works is closing Bells Ferry Road at the Woodward Creek Bridge due to excessive wear. Inspectors will continue to evaluate, and we could re-open soon with a reduced load capacity. Floyd County School Board has been notified since this is a bus route. Local…… read more »
ADVENT HEALTH GEORGIA WELCOMES NEW MARKET LEADERS
Media release from AdventHealth Georgia: As AdventHealth continues to put patients and team members at the center of everything they do, AdventHealth Georgia is pleased to announce two key additions to its leadership team: Paris Dukes as chief people officer and Patricia “Trish” Price as chief nursing officer. These appointments reflect AdventHealth’s continued commitment to…… read more »
NURSE AT CHATTOOGA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EARNS DAISY AWARD
Media release from Atrium Health Floyd: The compassionate care nurse Rob Wade showed to a patient at the Atrium Health Floyd Chattooga Emergency Department was noticed by the patient’s mother. “He was the best nurse I have encountered in years,” the woman wrote, nominating Wade for a DAISY Award. “His level of compassion and professionalism…… read more »
ROME CITY SCHOOLS NAMES CLASS OF 2030 REACH SCHOLARS
Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Five Rome Middle School students posed for photos with families and friends on Tuesday afternoon at Rome High School’s College and Career Academy as the students celebrated signing commitments for a college scholarship. The students and their parents signed the commitments signifying their enrollment in the Realizing Educational…… 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 »