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Albertville park destroyed by tornado soon to reopen

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Graham Park in Albertville is soon to reopen. It was destroyed by a tornado in 2010. Graham Park in Albertville is soon to reopen. It was destroyed by a tornado in 2010.
ALBERTVILLE, AL (WAFF) -

An Albertville city park destroyed two years ago by a tornado will soon be back in service.

City leaders held a groundbreaking and dedication for Graham Park Thursday morning.

The park, along with Albertville High School, were destroyed in April 2010 when a tornado came through.

The city and Keep Albertville Beautiful helped raise $24,000 to rebuild it.

A construction company has been hired, but the city is also looking for volunteers.

"We wanted to have a community project that we worked on together, and we had a building activity out of it, and so we are going to come together as a group and erect it one Saturday," said Melody Whitten with Keep Albertville Beautiful.

Whitten said they hope to have the playground erected in the next four weeks.

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