The Three Rivers Singers will present "Haydn to Hallelujah" on Saturday, October 10th at 4 pm at Garden Lakes Baptist Church on Redmond Circle in Rome. Kam Malone, Conductor, says that the program will begin on a serious note and end on an uplifting note. Classical music from Austrian composer Franz Joseph Ha...

Media release from Floyd County, GA: The Rome/Floyd County Drug Court is proud to announce that the program has officially been renamed REACH Court, reflecting both the growth of the program and the purpose behind the work being done each day to support individuals, families, and the community. REACH stands for: Recove...

Media release from the Floyd County, GA Health Department: ROME, GA: The Floyd County Health Department will host a Think Pink Floyd breast-cancer awareness event featuring free clinical breast exams Tuesday, October 20, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Floyd County Health Department, 16 E 12th St, Rome. Breast cancer inf...

Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp: ATLANTA - Governor Brian P. Kemp on Tuesday announced that, in consultation with Lt. Governor Burt Jones, Speaker of the House Jon Burns, and Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper, he has amended the State of Emergency Order issued last week to include waiving pe...

The 77th annual Coosa Valley Fair opens this evening and continues through Saturday at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Rome. Rides are again being provided by Wade Shows, according to Bryan Shealy, Coosa Valley Fair Manager. Shealy additionally encourages fairgoers to check out local...

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers by 3-1 on Tuesday night in Game Three of their best-of-five National League Division Series at Truist Park. That allowed LA to take a 2-1 lead in the set. The Dodgers scored all three of their runs during the top of the fourth inning on a two-run homer by Enrique Herna...

Week eight of the 2026 regular season has arrived for area high school football teams! WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football this Friday night as the Tigers host the Coosa Eagles. In other match-ups on tap for this week: Armuchee Indians @ Model Blue Devils Pepperell Dragons @ Mt. Zion Eagl...

The Atlanta Braves will host the Los Angeles Dodgers this evening in Game Three of their National League Division Series. Chris Sale will serve as the starting pitcher for Atlanta, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be on the mound for LA. First pitch is slated for 6:08 pm at Truist Park. Listen to the play-by-play story from...

The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints by 45-24 in Monday Night Football at the Caesars Superdome down in New Orleans, LA. That allowed the Falcons to improve to 2-2 on the 2026 regular season. They will be back in action on their home field at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday night versus the Baltim...

The Atlanta Hawks opened their 2026-2027 pre-season slate with a loss on their home court to the Memphis Grizzlies by 132-123 on Monday evening. They will continue pre-season play with a match in San Antonio, TX versus the Spurs on Thursday night at 8 pm Eastern. Their regular season opener is set for Wednesday, Octobe...