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Dixie County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Dixie County, FL.

Results 1 - 20 of 130 in Dixie County, FL

  1. 2009 in review: Gators, Haleigh and moreRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun Gainesville, FL

    ... willing to help ensure certain developments would be approved by local officials. In early August, former Dixie County Commissioners John Lee "Big John" Driggers and Alton James Land , and former inspector Willie Dewey "Billy" Keen Jr., were each ...

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    Related Topix: Alachua County, FL, University of Florida, Florida, Gainesville, FL

  2. 2009 in review: Gators, Haleigh and more

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun Gainesville, FL

    ... willing to help ensure certain developments would be approved by local officials. In early August, former Dixie County Commissioners John Lee "Big John" Driggers and Alton James Land , and former inspector Willie Dewey "Billy" Keen Jr., were each ...

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    Related Topix: Alachua County, FL, University of Florida, Florida, Gainesville, FL

  3. Saturday night crimes keep police busy

    Saturday Dec 26 | Cedar Key Beacon

    ... was taken from State Road 24 sometime Saturday night, Sandlin said. The van was recovered the next day by the Dixie County Sheriff's Department. Fleeing a marked car is a felony, making other related charges felonies as well, including reckless ...

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    Related Topix: Cedar Key, FL, Old Town, FL, Levy County, FL

  4. In RPOF civil war, Greer backer goes after Cox

    Friday Dec 18 | El Sentinel

    With Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer facing mounting pressure to step down, Dixie County executive committee member John Friskey is coming to his aid -A filing a grievance againstA vice-chairman Allen Cox for leaking internal budget records to the media.

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    Related Topix: Gulf County, FL

  5. ATV traffic stop in Dixie County leads to meth labRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun Gainesville, FL

    Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 10:52 p.m. Investigators followed clues to the ninth methamphetamine lab found in Dixie County this year after a sheriff's deputy pursued and pulled over a stolen all-terrain vehicle.

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    Related Topix: Extreme Sports, All Terrain Vehicles

  6. ATV traffic stop in Dixie Co. leads to meth labRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun Gainesville, FL

    Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:18 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:18 p.m. Investigators followed clues to the ninth methamphetamine lab found in Dixie County this year after a sheriff's deputy pursued and pulled over a stolen all-terrain vehicle.

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    Related Topix: Extreme Sports, All Terrain Vehicles

  7. The Week Ahead

    Monday Dec 14 | Chiefland Citizen

    ... County will be on Wednesday from 11 .m. to 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Trenton. Distribution for Dixie County will be on Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Cross City. The annual event is sponsored by the Marine ...

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    Related Topix: Levy County, FL, Bronson, FL, Gilchrist County, FL, Trenton, FL, Cross City, FL

  8. Get a lawyer, nowRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | Chiefland Citizen

    ... Aug. 18, each went right in - alone - to chat it up with the agents. The agents used the "ruse" of a probe in Dixie County, then after lots of words, sprung the question about taking a lunch, dinner or gift. Parker confessed he took a trip from a ...

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    Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Martha Stewart, US News, US Supreme Court, Opinion

  9. 2 Former Commissioners Guilty Of BriberyRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Local6.com

    ... an FBI agent posing as a principal in a fictitious company. They were arrested in November 2008. Two former Dixie County commissioners and a county employee were convicted previously in a similar case. Yearty and Parker are free until their April ...

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    Related Topix: Levy County, FL

  10. Federal jury convicts ex-Levy commissionersRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Ocala Business Journal

    ... in Gideon Development, a corporation invented by the FBI that also was featured in a similar investigation in Dixie County. Two former Dixie County commissioners and a county employee were convicted in that case. Former commissioners Alton Land and ...

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    Related Topix: Levy County, FL, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  11. 2 Former Commissioners Guilty Of BriberyRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | WJXT

    ... an FBI agent posing as a principal in a fictitious company. They were arrested in November 2008. Two former Dixie County commissioners and a county employee were convicted previously in a similar case. Yearty and Parker are free until their April ...

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    Related Topix: Levy County, FL

  12. Levy County ArrestsRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | WCTV Tallahassee

    ... an FBI agent posing as a principal in a fictitious company. They were arrested in November 2008. Two former Dixie County commissioners and a county employee were convicted previously in a similar case. Yearty and Parker are free until their April ...

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    Related Topix: Levy County, FL

  13. 2 Former Commissioners Guilty Of Bribery ChargesRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | CBS4

    ... an FBI agent posing as a principal in a fictitious company. They were arrested in November 2008. Two former Dixie County commissioners and a county employee were convicted previously in a similar case. Yearty and Parker are free until their April ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Bronson, FL, Levy County, FL

  14. Federal jury convicts ex-Levy commissionersRead the original story

    Friday Dec 4 | Ocala Star-Banner

    ... in Gideon Development, a corporation invented by the FBI that also was featured in a similar investigation in Dixie County. Two former Dixie County commissioners and a county employee were convicted in that case. Former commissioners Alton Land and ...

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    Related Topix: Levy County, FL, Criminal Defense Law, Law

  15. Federal trial begins for Levy County ex-officials

    Dec 1, 2009 | Ocala Star-Banner

    ... the investigation but were among six or seven other officials being looked at by the FBI. Thornburg said former Dixie County Commissioner Alton Land directed agents to Yearty. Land, who lost a re-election bid more than a year ago, is scheduled to be ...

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    Related Topix: Levy County, FL, Anthony, FL

  16. Levy officials corruption trial slated to start today

    Nov 29, 2009 | Citrus County Chronicle

    ... prejudice." The investigation The investigation into public corruption was spurred by a lawsuit filed over a Dixie County development, and a call to federal officials about former Dixie County and Chiefland city attorney Joey Lander, according to ...

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    Related Topix: Levy County, FL, Gainesville, FL, Gulf Hammock, FL, 9

  17. Miners Move On To State SemifinalsRead the original story

    Nov 28, 2009 | The Ledger

    ... on his first nine attempts and finished 13-for-17 passing for 258 yards and a touchdown as the Miners routed Dixie County, 49-7, in front of about 1,100 fans at Bruce Boyette Stadium. Jones also had four carries for 64 yards, including a 2-yard ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Florida High School Football

  18. Yearty, Parker trial to begin Monday

    Nov 28, 2009 | Chiefland Citizen

    ... the case is Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg McMahon, fresh off winning convictions against five present and former Dixie County officials on corruption and fraud. It was the cases against those officials that sparked the investigation of Levy County ...

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    Related Topix: Levy County, FL, Gulf Hammock, FL, Bronson, FL, Anthony, FL

  19. Fort Meade too much for Dixie CountyRead the original story

    Nov 27, 2009 | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun Gainesville, FL

    Heading into Friday night's Region 3-1A final with Fort Meade, Dixie County coach Brent Wilkerson said he was concerned about the Miners' physical defensive line.

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  20. Nov. 26 Around the Region

    Nov 26, 2009 | Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun Gainesville, FL

    ... according to the Sheriff's Office. Officers were contacted, and the car was located about 45 minutes later in Dixie County. The vehicle crashed in Taylor County a short time after officers first tried to stop the car and then started a pursuit. ...

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    Related Topix: Lafayette County, FL, Alachua, FL, Alachua County, FL