but on a rt morning, owners vel and mel chapman headed into work and instead of putting on aproons, theyrabbed brooms sweep out the kitchen where they've been cooking classic southern food for nearly 20 years. the chapmans are among more than 750 families in pollocksville and jonecounty who lost erything when the trent river flooded during hurricane heorence. like man, they did not weve flood insurance. >> we thine lost about $100,000 with merchandise and equipment. t so much food, we lost thousands and thousands of dollars' worth of food. >> reporter: their home, just edyards away, was also flo but perhaps the biggest loss they attribute to the storm: vel's 90-year-old mother passed away the day the family returned after being evacuated. >> i think she couldn't stand the idea of seeing us flooded out, because she really loved working back here with us. that sunday she passed away, she had a massive heart attack. >> reporter: this was inllocksville during the height of the flo r's a small, working-class community with 3idents. about half of the town's homes and businesses sat underwater