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...

Media release from Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites: For the first time ever, Georgians can show support for their State Parks and Historic Sites by purchasing a brand-new specialty license plate for vehicles or trailers! The public can order this specialty plate using the online e-services portal when it is time...

Media release from the Georgia Lottery Corporation: A Georgia Lottery player won the $2.5 million top prize playing the $2,500,000 Cash Multiplier scratch-off game. The lucky ticket was purchased at West Mart, 3411 Hickory Flat Highway in Woodstock. The player claimed their winnings on March 16. Another lucky player wo...

Media release from the Georgia Archives: The Georgia Archives is proud to present the 2026 April History Symposium, Tracing Footsteps: Beyond the Founding Story in Revolutionary Georgia, a two-day event examining underrepresented voices of the Revolutionary era in the South as the nation approaches the 250th anniversar...

Announcement from Rome, GA City Schools: The Rome City Schools Board of Education will hold a called board meeting on Monday March 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at Rome City Schools Board Room, 508 East Second Street, Rome, Georgia 30161. The purpose of the called board meeting is to discuss personnel ...

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 ...