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In 2007, a large granite sculpture of the 10 Commandments found a home in front of the Dixie County Courthouse. Although it’s in a privately owned monument, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed a lawsuit against Dixie County, which it won. But last week, Dixie County decided to …
Read More »Dixie County files appeal to keep engraved religious monument in courthouse
Dixie County begins its fight to keep a granite monument of the Ten Commandments in front of the county courthouse. The attorney representing Dixie County is appealing a federal court ruling that ordered county officials remove the monument. The Dixie County Commission voted unanimously last week to appeal Judge Maurice …
Read More »ACLU wants religious monument moved from Dixie County courthouse
The American Civil Liberties Union has won a federal suit to have a monument of the ten commandments removed from the Dixie County courthouse. As Paula Cunniffe reports, the ACLU argues the courthouse is not the appropriate place for a religious statement. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/dixiecomonumentwrap.mp3]
Read More »Burn bans in effect for Alachua and Marion counties
Alachua County is now under a mandatory burn ban beginning today and Marion County’s mandatory burn ban begins tonight at 7 p.m. This year’s Memorial Day got a little too hot for those in Dixie County, Florida, where a wildfire broke out on Highway 19 South, near Tennille and burned …
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