James H. "Sloppy" Floyd State Park in Summerville is poised to welcome leaf peepers in the weeks ahead. Fall color typically peaks at the park around late October to early November, according to Katy Gramling, Park Manager. Search for James H. "Sloppy" Floyd State Park on Facebook or check out the G...

Announcement from Floyd County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers: The Floyd County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will present their 20th annual Tree Walk on Saturday, October 31st from 10am until 12pm. Participants will meet at the Mt. Berry Trail Head behind the USPS at 130 Coligni Way in Rome. They are aske...

Media release from the Georgia's Rome Office of Tourism: Take a trolley ride back in time for a spine-tingling look into Rome's haunted past with Haunted Off Broad Trolley Tours. Blending local history with chilling tales, the tour features stories drawn from years of research, personal accounts and real-life experienc...

Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation: A Marietta resident won $150,000 in the Oct. 12 Powerball drawing. They purchased their ticket online and selected the Powerplay option, which tripled their prize from $50,000 to $150,000. The next Powerball drawing will be Oct. 14 for $562 million. In the drawing pri...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Public Health: The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated Macon County resident, bringing Georgia's 2026 total to 22 cases, compared to 10 cases in all of 2025. The individual is isolating at home, and unvaccinated close contacts a...

Week nine of the 2026 regular season has arrived for area high school football teams! In this week's matchups - Trion Bulldogs @ Bowdon Red Devils Dade County Wolverines @ Chattooga Indians Gordon Central Warriors @ Gordon Lee Trojans Murray County Indians @ Rockmart Yellow Jackets Cedartown Bulldogs @ Cass Colonels Al...

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder by 113-110 in an NBA pre-season match on Monday evening at State Farm Arena. Jock Landale had a team-high 17 points for Atlanta, which improved to 3-1 on the pre-season. He was among six Hawks to score into the double digits. Brooks Barnhizer notched a game-high 20 point...

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. Finals from Friday, October 9th, 2026: Trion 50 Greenville 0 Coosa 13 Darlington 49 Pepperell 22 Mt.Zion 0 Rome 12 Woodstock 28 Pinecr...

It's time for area high school football teams to take the field for the eighth week of play in the 2026 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football tonight as the Tigers host the Coosa Eagles. Darlington heads into the match up with a record of 3-3 overall and 1-2 in Region 6-AA on th...

Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation: Since the completion of major improvements at Alto Park, including the installation of Shaw TruHop artificial turf, the facility has continued to prove that investments in quality recreational infrastructure create benefits that extend far beyond the ballfields. From ...