SAINT-DENIS, France (AP/WBTW) — Georgetown County native and Coastal Carolina University track star Melissa Jefferson and her U.S. teammates captured gold Friday in the 4×100 relay in Paris.

Melissa Jefferson has cemented her spot as one of the fastest women in the world, and she’ll race for that title and a gold medal when she hits the track in Paris. Her father, Melvin Jefferson ...

Melissa Jefferson’s success at the Paris summer games wasn’t only a South Carolina story: She was part of a global phenomenon. The 23-year-old — a native of tiny Dunbar in Georgetown County ...