It was nearly supper time in Turbeville, but the owner of Chat N\u2019 Chew on Main Street was leaning back in a patio chair outside the empty restaurant, reading a paperback book.<\/p>\n
Occasionally, one of the town\u2019s 800 residents would stop by to pick up dinner from a takeout window. But not often.<\/p>\n
Bernard Blackman, the restaurant\u2019s owner for the past 12 years, is losing money to keep the restaurant open during a coronavirus outbreak that has led other businesses to reduce hours or close. But the 69 year old doesn\u2019t want to lay off his staffers.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n NEW: I spent a couple of days in Clarendon County as its coronavirus cases spiked.<\/p>\n I watched daily life there grind to a halt after locals failed to take the virus seriously, spending last weekend at church, drag strip races and boating on Lake Marionhttps:\/\/t.co\/OpDjjKyKGc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Avery Wilks (@AveryGWilks) April 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n