Donations are being sought to help save the Jacinto Courthouse from falling in as engineers warn the building’s iconic cupola is at risk of collapsing.

Built in 1854, the Jacinto Courthouse is one of north Mississippi’s oldest historic structures. Once the centerpiece of a bustling town, the structure remains a cherished landmark for those who live in Alcorn County and surrounding areas. As time and weather have taken a toll, the original bracing beneath the cupola has rotted through, leaving the bronze roof dome unstable. According to leaders with the Jacinto Foundation, which is asking the public for donations to repair it, the cupola could fall at any time.

“It’s like pulling out that one little piece in Jenga,” Jacinto Foundation executive director Charlotte Foster compared the situa

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