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Largo man wins lottery
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David Parsons of Largo shows off his $250,000 Florida Lottery winnings.
LARGO - Suffice it to say that David Parsons is a believer in the lottery.

Parsons won $250,000 in the Florida Lottery’s Summer Cash Aug. 6 drawing, according to a spokeswoman for the Lottery.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Parsons, 62, a divorced Largo resident, in a telephone conversation on Aug. 12 at the Florida Lottery’s office in Tampa. “The lord works in strange ways.”

Parsons, who has been playing Florida Lottery games regularly since 1985, also won $5,000 in a scratch-off game while he was a resident in the Detroit area in Michigan.
City officials mull over tight budget
LARGO – By raising property tax rates next year by about 20 cents per $1,000 of taxable value, the city could save more than $1 million over the next five years.
City commissioner faces opponent in Nov. 4 election
LARGO – Commissioner Mary Gray Black faces one opponent in November’s city election while recently appointed Commissioner Robert Murray will be swept in to a full term without a challenge.
Largo man indicted for child porn
LARGO – A Largo man was indicted on one count each of possession and receiving child pornography.
Volunteer retires after helping kids for 40 years
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LARGO – For more than 40 years Howard Taylor has been helping Largo High School students.

Now, at 88, he has to stop because old age is creeping up on him.

Better known as the “Gatorade Man,” Taylor has received numerous awards and gifts over the years of his dedicated service. His comfortable home is filled with notes, clocks, pictures and plaques he has received over the years.
Bids for recreation center over budget
LARGO – The $2.15 million renovation of the city’s Southwest Recreation Complex is more than $100,000 over budget before work has begun.
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