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Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center releases three sea turtles

SANTA ROSA BEACH — The Gulfarium's C.A.R.E. Center released three rehabilitated sea turtles Monday afternoon at Topsail Preserve State Park with over 700 people watching.The three turtles included Kudzu, a juvenile Green sea turtle, who arrived to the C.A.R.E. Center on Aug. 21 in need of help. Kudzu weighs just over 31 pounds and was seen not using its front right flipper at Navarre Beach Artificial Reef. The right front flipper was severely swollen at the joint, and [...]
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Fire destroys mobile home in Niceville (PHOTOS)

NICEVILLE — A fire that began in a bedroom destroyed a moble home Wednesday morning."We had a fire mainly in the center of the bedroom about halfway down the trailer that quickly spread throughout the trailer," Niceville Fire Chief Tommy Mayville said.Firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 5 minutes as police blocked the intersection of Madison Road and Crestview Avenue.An investigator from the State Fire Marshal's Office was headed [...]
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