The Georgia River Network now seeks adventurers to participate in Paddle Georgia 2026. Participants will journey in their kayaks and canoes along the Coosawattee and Oostanaula Rivers from June 14-20. The voyage will begin in Ellijay and end in Rome. Joe Cook, Paddle Georgia Coordinator, enthuses that this is the large...

Media release from the Georgia's Rome Office of Tourism: The Rome Area History Center will unveil a newly discovered civil rights artifact on March 28, 2026. The piece was uncovered last year by plumbers working inside the former Kress Department Store on Broad Street, where they found a marble sign hidden behind a wal...

Media release from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources: As spring nears and the weather warms, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is reminding Georgians that clean bird feeders mean fewer health risks for birds. During spring and summer, sick birds are occasionally reported in backyards across the stat...

Media release from American Red Cross, Georgia Region: The American Red Cross of Georgia is Sounding the Alarm once again on fire safety. This March, volunteers, staff and community partners will work together to educate residents on how to stay safe from fires with a goal of installing around 3,800 free smoke alarms a...

Media release from Georgia Highlands College: Georgia Highlands College (GHC) is waiving the $30 application fee through the month of March making it a perfect time for future students to apply for upcoming summer classes or for next fall. Additionally, students could have the opportunity to use the same financial ai...

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Detroit Tigers by 5-2 on Monday in a Spring Training match at Lakeland, FL. They have a scheduled off-day today and will return to action on Wednesday afternoon with a World Baseball Classic exhibition game versus Colombia. Fans may listen to coverage of weekend Spring Training games fro...

Model High School's boys basketball team is headed to the Elite Eight round of the GHSA's Class A Division 1 playoffs! The Blue Devils punched their ticket to the next round with a 70-53 victory at home over Elbert County in the Sweet Sixteen this past Saturday night. They will hit the road to take on Southwest on Wedn...

The Atlanta Braves netted a pair of wins and a tie in Spring Training over the weekend. They picked up a 7-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday in Sarasota, FL. In split squad games on Sunday - one team beat the Tampa Bay Rays by 5-3 in North Port, while the other ended up with a 2-2 tie versus the Minnesota Tw...

The Atlanta Hawks wrapped up a five-game homestand with a 135-101 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday at State Farm Arena. Onyeka Okongwu scored a game-high 25 points and had 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who have won their last four straight outings and improved to 31-31 on the 2025-2026 regular season. Jrue Ho...

WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have broadcast coverage of Model High School's girls and boys basketball teams in the GHSA's Class A Division 1 playoffs over the weekend. WLAQ's Matt Davis encourages the public to attend playoff games to cheer for the Lady Blue Devils and the Blue Devils. If you can't be there in person, kee...