If you've ever wanted an example of how a food product can defy logic, we present to you the humble Fig Newton. On paper, ...

Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton, a great-grandson of slaves, grew up on a South Carolina farm in the twilight of the Jim Crow era, when African Americans had to use separate bathrooms, enter doctors' or ...

Emily Craven is running her sixth marathon, raising funds for a summer journalism internship program at Fig City News.