Bud Cole News Today

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson will headline the 60th anniversary observance of the Freedom Summer murders here.

The annual Mt. Zion memorial service for three young men murdered here by the Ku Klux Klan nearly six decades ago registering blacks to vote is set for this weekend and will include an address from a state senator.

Michelle Barrera founded At Her Table in 2021 with only 36 registered businesses. This March, as she gears up for her third annual weeklong celebration...

Bud Cole is shown above with the flag for the U.S. Marines Corp in the display. Lakeview Lighthouse Church member and U.S. Marine veteran Bud Cole’s 112-flag display, pictured above, recognizes veterans. Photos: Brian Lisik SPRINGFIELD — Bud Cole is on a mission. As a U.S. Marine Corp veteran who served from 1959 through 1973,

Homeowners Monica and Jason Mattes were looking for a waterfront home when they got lucky and found a property with water views at both the front of the house and at the back. The nearly 4,000-square-foot, two story home also had something else they were looking for, Spanish Mediterranean architecture. “We have always gravitated towards the style,” said Monica Mattes, “and to get a house situated on water like this one was really fortunate. Plus, the amount of custom woodwork in this hous...