FLORENCE — More than 75 people, including community supporters, University of North Alabama officials, Florence city officials, and current and former UNA students recently celebrated the construction of Embrace Alabama […]

MADISON — There will be shouts of “hooah” and “roar Lions” echoing around Toyota Field in February. And, it will all start with perhaps the most famous call in sports, […]

FLORENCE – The University of North Alabama’s Special Committee on Live Lions is seeking input from the campus and community on the possibility of continuing the live lion tradition at […]

FLORENCE – Just one year since the launch of the $100 million Shine On, Gold Comprehensive Campaign for the University of North Alabama, and already the goal is well  within […]

FLORENCE – While the University of North Alabama football team was making history last Saturday night with its first win over a FCS top 10 team, the school’s marching band, […]

FLORENCE – If you were near the University of North Alabama campus last Saturday, you would have noticed a lot of purple “NA Family” T-shirts. They were all part of UNA’s […]

FLORENCE – Eyes will be on the skies over north Alabama tonight as a partial lunar eclipse comes into view. The Planetarium at the University of North Alabama will host […]

FLORENCE — The University of North Alabama welcomed Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation Chuck Hoskin Jr. to campus Thursday for the unveiling of a mural recognizing the rich and […]

FLORENCE – Almost one year into the public phase of the Shine On, Gold comprehensive  campaign, signs and banners have been placed throughout the University of North Alabama campus and […]

FLORENCE – A team of University of North Alabama students recently placed fourth in the American Society of Mechanic Engineers K-16/IEEE EPS Heat Sink Design Competition. Team LeoSink, led by […]

FLORENCE – There’s no confirmed appearance by the iconic cows on campus, but Chick-fil-A will make its presence known at the University of North Alabama. The university and restaurant chain […]

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 […]