A Springfield resident and World War II Marine veteran was honored on Saturday, receiving the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously. Local, state, and Springfield City Officials recognized Corporal Joseph Anthony Budd Saturday afternoon with the oldest and highest civilian award one can receive in this country: a Congressional Gold Medal.

Legendary tennis player and women’s rights advocate Billie Jean King became the first female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, she announced in an Instagram post on Friday.

Billie Jean King is now the first individual female athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation Thursday to recognize King for “a remarkable life devoted to championing equal rights for all,