Former President Jimmy Carter will be laid to rest in his hometown of Plains, Georgia on Thursday night. He will be buried next to his wife, Rosalynn Carter, outside the home they lived in for decades.
PLAINS, Ga. — The crowds have left Plains, Georgia and the town is getting used to a new normal following Thursday's funeral service for President Jimmy Carter. While residents are looking ...
The first events reflected Carter’s climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, to decades on the global stage as a humanitarian and advocate for democracy. The ...
Carter’s body arrived for a second, more intimate service at Maranatha Baptist Church late Thursday afternoon, a small congregation on the outskirts of Plains, Georgia, where he long taught Sunday school.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral in the nation’s capital and second service in his tiny Georgia hometown.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Just off Monteith Road not far from Savannah, Georgia sits a rarity in these parts. “This is a farm setting surrounded by a city. And if you look at it, the city now is enclosing on the farm,” said Robert ‘Uncle Bob’ Johnson. Produce as far as the eye can see.
Plains, Ga., joins a collection of other small towns known for their part in presidential history. That can provide a steady source of tourism.
Significantly, the land within the Bottomland Forests of Louisiana Plains Project includes the Mississippi Flyway, a major corridor for migratory birds.
Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia on Dec. 29, 2024 at age 100, the nation's longest-lived president and the chief executive with the longest post presidency. The former president passed one year after his wife, Rosalynn, to whom he was married 77 ...
man of the world but a son of rural southwest Georgia – came into sharp focus. From the U.S. Capitol to a state funeral at the National Cathedral, then back home to Plains, and a service at his ...
Warm temperatures will continue through Friday. Not as cold tonight as temperatures fall to the teens with mostly clear skies. Tomorrow will be the warmest day of the week with highs in the 30s, 40s,
I can still see the Georgia red clay in Americus and Plains. The old folks used the colored soil for medicinal purposes by wrapping it up in a cloth as a poultice to relieve swelling and pain.