JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Alex “Buddy” Cooper, a Florence School District bus driver also known for portraying Santa Claus across the Jackson metro area, has died Saturday after a crash earlier this week, according to his son, Gabe Cooper.
On May 11, just before 7 a.m., the bus Alex Cooper was driving and an 18-wheeler collided on Highway 49 near Eagle Post Road in Rankin County…