The Floyd County Sheriff's Office is encouraging community members to be safe over Halloween weekend. Sheriff Dave Roberson exhorts motorists to be cautious as kids hit the streets in search of treats. Parents should check candy bags before their kids dig in. Everyone should be observant. Those with questions about the...

Media release from the Rome Area Heritage Foundation: The Fairview School has enhanced its historic campus with the addition of a new front and side porch featuring an accessible ramp, made possible through funding from the Rome Area Heritage Foundation (RAHF). With the grant, the school's non-profit organization purch...

Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: The Foundation at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has announced that GNTC's Board of Trustees has been named a 2026 Role Model Board by the Technical College Foundation Association of Georgia. This year marks the fifth consecutive year that the GN...

Announcement from the Rome-Floyd County Friends of the Library: As we enter the holiday season, the Rome-Floyd County Friends of the Library's final Silent Auction of 2026 is offering an eclectic array of books, jigsaw puzzles and other items that would be terrific gift ideas. These five showcases contain something for...

Media release from American Red Cross Georgia Region: Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 1 and the American Red Cross of Georgia encourages everyone to TEST their smoke alarms as they TURN their clocks back to make sure the devices are working. The Red Cross also offers some fire safety DO'S AND DON'TS to he...

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. Final, October 30th, 2026: Darlington 34 Armuchee 0 Coosa 0 Bremen 52 Pepperell 7 Model 34 Lanier 14 Unity 49 Lafayette 10 Rockmart 56...

It's time for area high school football teams to take the field for the eleventh 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 Armuchee to take on the Indians. Darlington heads into the match up with a record of 4-4 overall and 2-3 ...

The Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing skid with a 114-111 victory at home over the Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA action on Thursday evening at State Farm Arena. Onyeka Okongwu scored a game-high 29 points and had 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who improved to 3-3 on the 2026 regular season. Nickeil Alexander-Walker ad...

The Atlanta Hawks lost on their home court to the Miami Heat by 129-117 on Wednesday night at State Farm Arena. Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Kingston Flemings each had 23 points for the Hawks, who have dropped their last three straight outings after winning their first two of the 2026-2027 regular season. Giannis Antet...

Attention, Georgia Tech fans! Yellow Jackets football will hit the airwaves of WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM on Saturday night as the team heads to Pittsburgh, PA to take on Pitt in ACC action. Kick off is scheduled for 7:30 pm. Airtime is 5:30 pm from the Georgia Tech Sports Network. The Jackets moved to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in...