It doesn't take long to notice a familiar pattern when it comes to one particular word in St. George, Utah. "Dixie" is plastered on hills, shops, businesses, signs, the local university ...

St. George • A name change last summer may have relegated Dixie State University to the history books, but “Dixie” and higher education still endure in southern Utah’s largest city.

Many of them came from the South, and the region in southwestern Utah became known as Dixie. The university, which is about 300 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, began as St. George Stake Academy ...

St. George Mayor Michele Randall ... for approving the resolution in support of Utah’s Dixie,"Jyl Hall, director of public relations, Dixie State University said. But the school’s board ...

Williams. The name Dixie has represented the school for more than 100 years and carries a cherished meaning in St. George, Utah, where the university is located. The community has gone by the ...

A university in southern Utah is considering dropping “Dixie ... of the word Dixie in reference to the town of St. George, as well as Dixie State University, has amassed more than 1,800 ...

University leaders, along with the Utah System of Higher Education ... of the word Dixie in reference to the town of St. George, as well as Dixie State University, has amassed over 1,800 ...

The Utah Legislature voted to move away from the word "Dixie" and have the school officially go from Dixie State University to Utah Tech starting next summer. The move came after more than a year ...

University leaders argued the name "Dixie" has connotations of confederacy ... by the Mayor and City Council of the City of St George WE SUPPORT UTAH'S DIXIE It declares Latter-Day Saint pioneers ...

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Dixie State University is a step closer to dropping the "Dixie" from its name. House Bill 0278, sponsored by Rep. Kelly B. Miles — passed 51 to 20 in the House of Representatives Wednesday ...