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The Flor-Ala The Flor-Ala is published biweekly, except holidays, exam periods or summer term by students of UNA. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect UNA.

10/31/2025

— Happy Halloween 🎃

The Flor-Ala's Eli Rainey and Hannah Butts attended the UPC's annual Ghost Walk: After Hours. Students were taken on a scavenger hunt around haunted spots on campus in order to collect clues and find their missing peers.

Beware, you may be in for a scare 👻

10/26/2025

What was your favorite part of this year's Renaissance Faire?

Podcast Producer Eli Rainey asked many attendees at Florence's annual Renaissance Faire about their favorite parts of the event.

The costumes and the food were among many answers, as well as the community that comes together during this event.

— The University of North Alabama’s 2025 Homecoming King and Queen was announced before the game versus Eastern Kentucky...
10/19/2025

— The University of North Alabama’s 2025 Homecoming King and Queen was announced before the game versus Eastern Kentucky University on Oct. 18. Join us in congratulating Kylie Brewer and Brody Gravitt!

UNA also brought the win against Eastern Kentucky, 35 - 14.

These photos were taken by Staff Photographer Braden Potter.

— A week's worth of stories at your fingertips! This week, The Flor-Ala covered sports, glow-in-the-dark fashion, the Ma...
10/03/2025

— A week's worth of stories at your fingertips!

This week, The Flor-Ala covered sports, glow-in-the-dark fashion, the Mane Month Music Fest, and the Geography Club's hiking trip.

Visit The Flor-Ala website or find us on the College News Source app to view these stories!
https://theflorala.com/

— UNA has begun outsourcing custodial work, leaving many employees poorly supplied, understaffed and without many state ...
08/25/2025

— UNA has begun outsourcing custodial work, leaving many employees poorly supplied, understaffed and without many state benefits.

UNA hired SSC for education, a private company headquartered in Knoxville, aimed at outsourcing Environmental Service facilities, grounds and maintenance workers.

To read the full story: visit The Flor-Ala website or find us on the College News Source app.

— UNA closed its inclusion offices this summer, with no public announcement or communication to students.The Mitchell-We...
08/21/2025

— UNA closed its inclusion offices this summer, with no public announcement or communication to students.

The Mitchell-West Center for Social Inclusion had its entire online presence removed and its physical offices closed down.

Though Mitchell-West has been shut down, many groups that have worked with the center, such as Student Counseling Services and Social Work Organization, are still operational.

To read more: Find us on the College News Source app or on The Flor-Ala website.
https://theflorala.com/17950/news/una-shutters-inclusion-office-leaving-students-in-the-dark/

It's the Lucky Dip! ⛲️🎉 Oh, and also the first day of classes... but you know what the start of the semester means? It m...
08/20/2025

It's the Lucky Dip! ⛲️🎉

Oh, and also the first day of classes... but you know what the start of the semester means? It means that The Flor-Ala is back!

This semester is going to bring a lot of changes. We're delving into the world of newsletters and podcasts.

To view more photos from the Lucky Dip: visit The Flor-Ala website or the College News Source app.
https://theflorala.com/17911/gallery/the-lucky-dip-2025/

The Flor-Ala is honored to present our "Best Viewer" award to all of you! 🏆The Flor-Ala celebrated the end of the semest...
05/15/2025

The Flor-Ala is honored to present our "Best Viewer" award to all of you! 🏆

The Flor-Ala celebrated the end of the semester with Flow, at our student publication banquet.

Several staff members were presented with awards acknowledging their achievements throughout the semester. Congratulations to all of those who received an award!

Congratulations to both the staff of The Flor-Ala and Flow for an incredible school year, filled with wonderful stories and visuals.

Finally, congratulations to all students for finishing the school year! And a special congratulations to all of those students who graduated! 👏

Tell us in the comments what your favorite "newsworthy" memory was for this 2024-2025 semester!

— Brian McCafferty starts his barber shop up again after recovering his ability to walk.Brian McCafferty, the owner of C...
04/27/2025

— Brian McCafferty starts his barber shop up again after recovering his ability to walk.

Brian McCafferty, the owner of Classic Cutz Barber Shop, lost all feeling in the lower half of his body in late 2023. He’s recently opened his own private studio after over a year of recovery.

He is currently in the process of changing his brand from Classic Cutz Barber Shop to McCafferty’s Barber Shop and Mini Farm.

Trevor Mickle, Managing Editor • April 24, 2025

To read the full story: https://theflorala.com/17779/campus-feature/local-barber-gets-back-on-his-feet/

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Editor-in-Chief: Lavette Williams – [email protected] (256) 765-4364 Managing Editor: Chase Glover – [email protected] (256) 765-5182 News Editor: Ryan Stephens – [email protected] (256) 765-4296 Life Editor: Alisha Lee – [email protected] (256) 765-5233 Sports Editor: Errol Chandler -- [email protected] (256) 765-5098 Social Media Coordinator: Audrey Johnson – [email protected] Graphic Designers: Emily Gresham [email protected] Flor-Ala Advertising and Business Staff Business Manager: Diane Peeples – [email protected] (256) 765-4427