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: The Floyd County Board of Commissioners wi...

Media release from BBIG Marketing: Not all the activity at an air show is in the air. There's plenty to see on the ground, too. And this year the Wings Over North Georgia (WONG) Air Show will include a multi-faceted educational tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. WONG always supplements the aerial performan...

Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful will commemorate a half century of protecting and enhancing the community during their 50 Year Celebration set for Friday, April 10th from 2 pm until 4 pm at the Rome-Floyd ECO Center on Riverside Parkway. Remarks will be made at 2:30 pm by the program coordinator and founding leaders. There w...

Media release from the Office of Governor Brian Kemp: Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp and members of the General Assembly, on Friday signed HB 1000 and HB 1199 into law, authorizing the return of nearly $1.2 billion in state income tax refunds to hardworking Georgians and suspending the state mo...

Warmer temperatures have led to an uptick in visitors to James H. "Sloppy" Floyd State Park in Summerville, GA over recent weeks. Katy Gramling, Park Manager, has enjoyed this increase in visitors. She says that many arrive with fishing poles in hand. Campers are also filling the park amid the warmer temperat...

The Atlanta Braves were off on Thursday and will resume Spring Training play this evening as hosts to the Pittsburgh Pirates. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 pm in North Port, FL. Tune into WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM for Spring Training coverage from the Atlanta Braves Radio Network over the weekend. The Braves will be in ...

The Atlanta Braves were victorious on their Spring Training home field in North Port, FL by a final score of 3-2 in a National League East outing versus the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. The Braves scored all three of their runs during the bottom of the seventh inning to secure the victory. They have a scheduled ...

The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Dallas Mavericks by 135-120 on Wednesday night in NBA action at Dallas, TX. CJ McCollum led the charge with 24 points for the Hawks, who have won their last 11 straight games and improved to 38-31 on the 2025-2026 regular season. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 22 points. Daniel Gafford scor...

In case you missed it on WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM on Tuesday evening - Unity Christian School's baseball team blanked the Cottage School by a final score of 19-0 in two and a half innings at AdventHealth Stadium. The Lions will be back in action this Thursday as hosts to Cornerstone Christian out of Alabama. WLAQ will agai...

The Atlanta Braves lost to the Boston Red Sox by 4-3 in a Spring Training game down in Fort Myers, FL on Tuesday afternoon. They will return to their Grapefruit League home field in North Port today for a National League East outing versus the Philadelphia Phillies. First pitch is set for 1:05 pm. Braves fans may tune ...