Every time an election nears, I think about the old tree. And the old days. Not that such things would ever fly in 2016, but once upon a time, the banyan in front of the Lee County courthouse (now ...

climbed the banyan tree outside the old Lee County Courthouse and shimmied out on a limb next to an open window of the commission meeting room. "He scribbled down everything that was said and ...

Because of power lines and the tree's proximity to the courthouse the County hired Harper Tree Service ... come around they're going to fall," said Lee Harper, Harper Tree Service.

A tree probably decades old has been left ... and there is a massive one by the Old Lee County Courthouse. This is a city that may be popularly known for its palm trees, but at its heart, the ...