When a 22-year-old farmer-turned-department store worker sought refuge from London's urban hazards for Bible study and a safe social circle, he could not foresee his idea would spark an international flame. The ember that George Williams lit in … more

Helen Johns Carroll, the winner of a swimming gold medal in the 1932 Olympics who has lived in Sumter the past 57 years, died on Wednesday at the age of 99. Carroll, the widow of Eugene Carroll, was just over two months shy of celebrating her … more