Media release from AAA - The Auto Club Group: ATLANTA (September 28, 2026) Georgia drivers continue to feel the strain of higher fuel costs, with elevated pump prices making it more expensive to fill up and stay on budget. The state average currently stands at $4.19 per gallon (subject to change overnight), which is 30...

Rome City Commissioners will meet on Monday evening at 6:30 pm at City Hall (or the City Auditorium) on Broad Street. A caucus will be held at 5 pm in the Sam King Room. Check out the agenda at www.romega.us. To watch the meeting live online, use the YouTube link listed below:

Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and partners announced an agreement last week to re-establish Pine Log Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and protect over 14,000 acres that made up most of the former northwest Georgia WMA prized for outdoor r...

Media release from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency: (ATLANTA) - The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) is rolling out its Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) model, providing public and private K-12 schools across Georgia with a structured fr...

The Salvation Army of Rome, GA is under new leadership. Lieutenant Cory Tilley and Captain Cristina Tilley became Corps Officers for the Rome Corps in late June. Lieutenant Cory Tilley states that he grew up with The Salvation Army, an organization that he is happy to now serve as a leader. He has spent his life in the...

The National League East-champion Atlanta Braves wrapped up their 2026 regular season with a loss to the Miami Marlins by 5-3 on Sunday in the last meeting of a three-game division set at Miami, FL. It allowed the Marlins to take the weekend series by 2-1. The Braves opened the scoring with a solo home run by Mauricio ...

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. Lafayette 21 Murray County 7 Darlington 28 Mt. Zion 7 Pepperell 48 Armuchee 7 Rockmart 49 Union County 7 Coosa 7 Heard County 50 Geor...

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

The Atlanta Braves lost their final home game of the 2026 regular season to the Cincinnati Reds by 7-6 on Thursday evening in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. That allowed Cincinnati to take the series. Carlos Jorge had a home run for the Reds off of Tyler Mahle to lead off the game. The Braves scored fou...

The Atlanta Falcons picked up their first win of the season in Thursday Night Football versus the Green Bay Packers by 35-14 up in Green Bay, WI. Their record is now 1-2 on the 2026 regular season. They will be back in action on Monday, October 5th in New Orleans, LA versus the Saints.