Tennessee FFA chapter travels to Indy for national convention

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INDIANAPOLIS — The FFA Convention brings in about 70,000 students with an interest in farming and agriculture. That includes a group from Erwin, Tennessee.

Remnants of Hurricane Helene ravaged their community.

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“Rapid destruction that was happening, it happened so quickly and it was something so unexpected for a lot of the people,” said Emma Hummer, a member of the Erwin FFA chapter.

“There’s funerals going on, services. It’s really sad and heartbreaking,” said Abigail Petterson, a member of the Erwin FFA chapter.

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The storm dumped record levels of rain on eastern Tennessee. It flooded the Nolichucky River that runs through the town of about 6,000 people, washing out roads, homes and businesses…

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