North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership

The historic lows of rivers, lakes and springs in the two districts and public concerns that groundwater pumping in Northeast Florida was affecting water bodies and groundwater levels in the more rural Suwannee district led the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the two water management districts to formalize an agreement in September to work more closely on water issues.     More

Dixie County Appraiser’s 1999 DOQQ Maps

From the convenience of a home or office computer, you can now view online or download in pdf format both Dixie County 1999 DOQQ’s with Ownership Boundaries without the need to visit our Dixie County Property Appraisers Office.

To view our maps you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader

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A pdf file will open depicting Dixie County. Next locate the Township and Range of the parcel and finally click on the section number associated with the map you want.

Please note that high density sections have 2 maps, in this case a red line divides the section and 2 select boxes are visible.

Colored Line Drawn Tax Maps (489 KB)

Mosquito Borne Diseases

In the past, mosquitoes were responsible for epidemics of malaria, yellow fever and dengue fever in Florida. These diseases have been eliminated from the state thanks, in part, to organized mosquito control programs. Mosquitoes DO NOT carry AIDS, hepatitis or … Continue reading

The History of Veterans Day

In the United States, we observe November 11th as Veterans Day. The purpose is to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. Please click below for the history of Veterans Day.   Learn More….

Parks and Recreation

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Dixie makes a perfect base for your SCUBA trips. Start with the historic City of Hawkinsville, underwater state park, near the Nature Coast Greenway crossing of the Suwannee. Also, Fanning Springs is rated highly as an open water dive and Manatee Springs offers cave diving for certified divers. Within 50 miles in almost any direction, still more dives await you.    More….

Saint Louis Encephalomyelitis

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 Culex nigripalpus mosquitoes are the most important disease vectors in Florida. They are the proven primary enzootic (normal level of virus transmission from mosquitoes to wild birds) and epidemic (unusually high level of virus transmission from mosquitoes to humans) vectors of St. Louis encephalitis SLE virus throughout the southern half of the state. In addition, they are likely involved in the transmission of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in Florida, from Titusville north to Jacksonville and west to Pensacola.

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