Jeff Conrow News Today

Mr. Herbert Lawrence West, 94, husband of the late Emma Parks West and a native of Cheriton, passed away Friday, May 17, 2024, at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk.

From seed to shell In the pristine Cape Charles, Virginia, facility, the Cherrystone aquaculture operation is nestled on the gritty banks of the Chesapeake Bay. Every day Carolina-style skiff boats depart the floating docks mere feet from the packaging facility for the crystalline waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its contributing creek system. The 14-man oyster crew checks floating rack systems that serve as artificial habitats for oysters, determining when oysters are ready for harvest. Before...