February is American Heart Month, an annual observance intended to raise awareness of cardiovascular health. Making sure that your blood pressure is under control, maintaining a healthy diet, exercising, quitting smoking, getting enough sleep - these are all habits that can boost heart health, according to Dr. Gary Voc...

Media release from Rome, GA City Schools: Four Rome High School students have been named Governor's Honors Semifinalists. They will now advance to the final round of interviews for selection into the prestigious summer program. The four students include: Emerson Hunter, Dance Delilah Beaston, Visual Arts Mateo Quintero...

Media release from Georgia Northwestern Technical College: Georgia Northwestern Technical College's (GNTC) Office of Career Services is offering students immersive job readiness training to prepare for today's workforce via Virtual Reality (VR). Through a partnership with Believe Greater Dalton, an initiative of the Gr...

Media release from the Georgia Senate Press Office: This week, Sen. Blake Tillery's (R-Vidalia) plan to eliminate the state income tax for two-thirds of Georgians, reduce the tax rate for the other third by over $5,000, and eventually eliminate the state income tax for everyone passed the Georgia Senate. Georgia famil...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: The start of registration for Georgia's Youth Birding Competition points to the soon-coming fun and excitement of this popular birdathon, now in its 20th year. Held by the state Department of Natural Resources and partners during the peak of spring bird mi...

The Georgia Tech men's basketball team fell to Wake Forest by a final score of 83-67 in an ACC outing on Wednesday night in Atlanta. That marked the sixth straight loss for the Yellow Jackets, who are now 11-14 overall and 2-10 in conference play for the 2025-26 season. The Jackets will travel to South Bend, IN this Sa...

The Atlanta Hawks lost on the road to the Charlotte Hornets by 110-107 on Wednesday night in Charlotte, NC. Dyson Daniels scored a team-high 21 points for the Hawks, who have lost their last three consecutive games and are now 26-30 on the 2025-26 regular season. Jalen Johnson added 19 points and 13 rebounds. Brandon M...

In case you missed it Tuesday night on WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM - Model High School's basketball teams split a pair of games at home versus Darlington. The Lady Blue Devils won the opener by 67-40, while the Blue Devils lost the finale by 78-62. Listen to Georgia Tech men's basketball on the airwaves of WLAQ tonight as the...

The Atlanta Hawks began a three-game road trip with a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves by a final score of 138-116 on Monday night in Minneapolis, MN. CJ McCollum scored a game-high 38 points for the Hawks, who have lost their last two consecutive games and are now 26-29 on the 2025-26 regular season. Nickeil Alexand...

High school basketball will return to the airwaves of WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM on Tuesday night as Model plays host to Darlington. Tip off is set for 6 pm for the girls and 7:30 pm for the boys. Listen via radio or online at www.wlaq1410.com. Video coverage will be provided on the WLAQ-Rome Facebook page and WLAQ Radio...