In this file photo from Aug. 16, 2026, a worker prepares to climb ladders to help secure the cupola with a crane as they get ready to remove it from the Lee County Courthouse as part of renovations of the facility.   Thomas Wells | Daily Journal           kAm“x 2> 6I4:E65 23@FE WE96 ?6H C@@7X[” D2:5 {66 r@F?EJ %2I r@==64E@C rCJDE2= w62E96C=J]k^AmkAmw62E96C=J D2:5 D96’D H@C<65 :?D:56 E96 3F:=5:?8 D:?46 a_`b[ 2?5 >2:?E6?2?46 92D 366? 2 4@?DE2?E :DDF6 H:E9:? E96 DECF4EFC6] %96 C@@7[ D96 D2:5[ 92D 366? :? A2CE:4F=2C=J C@F89 D92A6 7@C J62CD]k^AmkAm“xE D66>D =:<6 E96C6 :D 2 ?6H 3F4<6E 6G6CJ E:>6 :E C2:?D[” D96 D2:5] “xE’D 8@@5 E@ <?@H E92E H6 2C6 H@C<:?8 @? :E]”k^AmkAmw62E96C=J ?@E65 E92E D96 5:5?’E C62=:K6 E96 24EF2= 4@?5:E:@? @7 E9:?8D =:<6 E96 4FA@=2 F?E:= D96 D2H :E 4=@D6 FA 27E6C :ED C6>@G2=]k^AmkAm%96 AC@;64E :D 36:?8 92?5=65 3J p36C566?\32D65 7:C> %@>3:8366 r@?EC24E@CD[ {{r[ H:E9 2 Sa]f >:==:@? 4@?EC24E]k^AmkAm!C@;64E |2?286C {2?5@? '@==6C[ @7 tFA@C2\32D65 q6=:?52 $E6H2CE pC49:E64EFC6[ D2:5 E96 AC@;64E :D 8@:?8 H6==[ 3FE H:== 36 369:?5 D4965F=6 3642FD6 @7 F?7@C6D66? 4:C4F>DE2?46D[ ?2>6=J E96 =625 E:>6 7@C E96 4=2J E:=6D E92E H:== >2<6 E96 ?6H C@@7]k^AmkAm%96 E:=6D 2C6 ?@E D4965F=65 E@ 2CC:G6 F?E:= pAC:=[ 56DA:E6 E96 @C:8:?2= A=2? E@ 92G6 H@C< @? E96 3F:=5:?8 4@>A=6E65 3J |2C49 @7 ?6IE J62C]k^AmkAmx? E96 >62?E:>6[ E96 4@?EC24E@CD H:== A=246 E6>A@C2CJ C@@7:?8 @G6C E96 DECF4EFC6 E@ AC@E64E :E 7C@> E96 6=6>6?ED]k^AmkAm“(6’C6 :? E96 :?:E:2= DE286D @7 E96 AC@;64ED] (6’C6 DE:== :? E92E DA:??:?8 FA A92D6 H96C6 H6 2C6 86EE:?8 6G6CJE9:?8 8@:?8[” '@==6C D2:5] “xE’== 36 2 H9:=6 367@C6 E96 24EF2= C@@7 H:== 36 C6A=2465] %96 E:=6D 92G6 2 G6CJ =@?8 =625 E:>6]Qk^AmkAm&A4@>:?8 H@C< H:== :?4=F56 C6>@G:?8 E96 C@@7[ 5:D2DD6>3=:?8 E96 32=FDEC256[ 3F:=5:?8 C6:?7@C46>6?E :?D:56 E96 3F:=5:?8[ :?DE2==:?8 D4277@=5:?8 2?5 86EE:?8 C625J E@ 3F:=5 E96 p>6C:42?D\H:E9\s:D23:=:E:6D\p4E\4@>A=:2?E C2>A :?E@ E96 3F:=5:?8] %96 4@F?EJ 2?5 @E96C @77:4:2=D H:== 36 C6G:6H:?8 >@4<\FAD 7@C 5:776C6?E D64E:@?D @7 E96 3F:=5:?8]k^AmkAm“%9:D :D 2 362FE:7F= @=5 3F:=5:?8[ 2?5 H6 92G6 E@ >2:?E2:? :E 2?5 >2<6 DFC6 H6 92G6 E9:D 3F:=5:?8 7@C J62CD E@ 4@>6[” w62E96C=J D2:5] “xE’D 8@:?8 E@ 36 2 =@?8 AC@46DD[ 3FE x 2> 6I4:E65 E@ <?@H @FC 3@2C5 @7 DFA6D 2?5 E96 A6@A=6 @7 E9:D 4@F?EJ C62==J 42C6]”k^Am    Success! An email has been sent to  with a link to confirm list signup.     Error! There was an error processing your request.