A veteran found her happy place in Greeneville—a quaint home on the banks of the Nolichucky River. It helped her find peace and joy, even using the plants on her property to start a new business.
"So, I found this space as soon as I pulled in—I knew. I heard the water and I felt peace. That was something I hadn't felt for a long time," Rachel Sumja said. "I immediately said 'I'm gonna do whatever it takes to get this place.'"
It was paradise until Helene's rains came in fast and furious at the end of September.
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