Dr. Kenneth G. Bodiford, the longtime Director of Bands whose leadership and vision helped make Jacksonville State University’s Marching Southerners a global standard-bearer, has announced he will retire at the end of the current season, effective Jan. 1, 2026. When Bodiford returned to Jacksonville State in 1994 to lead the bands, he took over a […]

Jacksonville State University’s famed Marching Southerners will soon take center stage at one of the world’s grandest traditions, having been selected to perform in the 138th Rose Parade Presented by Honda in Pasadena, California, on January 1, 2027.  The announcement was made during halftime of Saturday’s Homecoming game, when fans and band members alike learned […]

The Jacksonville State women’s bowling team was among 40 NCAA National Championship teams honored at the White House on Monday at the annual White House College Champions Day. Teams participated in a tour of the White House, concluding on the South Lawn where Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the championship teams. “On behalf of our president […]