FLORENCE — If the full U.S. Senate passes the Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, the University of North Alabama could receive $3 million to expand […]

FLORENCE – The 42nd annual W.C. Handy Music Festival is underway in the Shoals, and this year’s headlining act is the Bar-Kays. The legendary group will perform July 27 at […]

FLORENCE – Upon the death of the University of North Alabama’s lion, Leo III, on May 2, a student asked, “Will there be another Lion friend to come?” echoing the […]

HUNTSVILLE – University of North Alabama senior women’s soccer goalkeeper Adriana Wright and sophomore men’s basketball guard Jacari Lane won College Athlete of the Year awards at the 2024 Rocket […]

FLORENCE – What started as a neighborhood Halloween display has morphed into a whole community of gift givers known by the collective of The Birthday Fairy. “When we started the […]

FLORENCE – Col. Milton Looney, a University of North Alabama graduate and longtime Athens resident, has provided a gift to the Disability Support Services department at UNA to boost accessibility […]

FLORENCE – On June 29, 1973, Florence State University President Dr. Robert Guillot told the Board of Trustees that the Alumni Association was seeking to raise $1 million for an […]

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama will induct its 35th Athletic Hall of Fame class on Oct. 12, as part of UNA’s Homecoming celebration. This year’s Hall of Fame […]

FLORENCE – As the field battled wind and rain when a popup storm rolled through the region, twin brothers from the University of North Alabama took advantage of homefield to […]

FLORENCE – Spring commencement ceremonies at the University of North Alabama are set for this weekend at Norton Auditorium with nearly 1,000 students participating in five ceremonies. Cody Gross, Athens […]

FLORENCE – Six University of North Alabama softball players combined for eight Atlantic Sun Conference postseason awards. Junior pitcher Alivia Wilken and senior shortstop Haven Kirby headlined the awards for […]

FLORENCE — As rain fell across Florence early Friday morning, the University of North Alabama community awoke to news that its beloved lion, Leo III, had died.  I got the […]

FLORENCE — It’s that time of year … seniors, mine included, are finishing their final projects, doing photo shoots at iconic campus locations, and planning graduation parties and trips. Thirty […]

FLORENCE – Dr. Brien Smith has been named the provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of North Alabama, school officials announced. The  special assistant to […]

FLORENCE – There’s always something brewing with students in UNA’s Jeff Eubanks Culinary Arts Management and Digital Media programs. Partnering with Singin’ River Brewery, the students have uncorked new recipes […]

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama recently initiated a way to recognize alumni who work in the health field as well as raise money for its nursing college – […]

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama made quick work of its search for a new women’s basketball head coach. Candi Whitaker, who has coached at University of Missouri-Kansas City, […]

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama is about to have an engineering building for its students. Currently, engineering students attend classes in the Burford Science and Technology Building, but […]

FLORENCE – Jesselin Unger, a University of North Alabama student, showcased her apparel designs during the recent Fashion Week Alabama fashion show, produced by the Alabama Fashion Alliance.  Unger, a […]

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama will not renew the contract of head women’s basketball coach Missy Tiber, Director of Athletics Dr. Josh Looney announced Monday. “Coach Tiber has […]

FLORENCE – The Sunseri Speaker Series at the University of North Alabama will feature  Chef Lisa Ramsey this month. Ramsey will deliver a presentation titled “How Science, Music, and Art […]

FLORENCE — University of North Alabama senior guard Alexis Callins, freshman guard Veronaye Charlton, and sophomore guard Rhema Pegues earned Atlantic Sun Conference postseason awards. Callins was named third team […]

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — The play made “ESPN Sportscenter’s Top 10”, was featured on CBS Sports social media, on USA Today and New York Post websites, and shared on college basketball […]

FLORENCE – University of North Alabama senior forward Damian Forrest was selected to the Atlantic Sun All-Academic team for a second straight season and Lions sophomore Jacari Lane was named […]