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.
“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.
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…