Volunteers on Tuesday morning were doing prep work on what is going to be improved playground space on the Harrison Family ...

— An EF-3 tornado tore through a farming community north of Rocky Mount Wednesday that ripped through a playground at a daycare as workers ensured infants were safe, taking shelter from the storm.

Trillium Health Resources recently awarded a $250,000 grant to support the construction of an inclusive playground at the Greene County Recreation Complex in Snow Hill.