From Plains to Atlanta, mourners in Georgia will pay their respects to Jimmy Carter. The service begins six days of funeral ...

In a single term as governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter propelled the state into a new era. The acronyms for state offices that still populate news stories about Georgia government – DOT ...

Like many, my first remembered awareness of Jimmy Carter was when, as Governor of Georgia, he announced his bid for the ...

Remembering a president: Celebrate Jimmy Carter's remarkable life and contributions with our new book Here's what mourners said about the former Georgia governor and 39th president of the United ...

James Earl Carter Jr. was announced by one of our young newsroom copy clerks as “that governor from Georgia who thinks he can run for president.” Yes, as a young reporter in that newsroom, I remember ...

The act more than doubled the size of the National Park System. Deputy Editor Jill Nolin contributed to this report The post Jimmy Carter’s connection to Georgia rivers flowed through his terms as ...

As governor, most of his accomplishments centered on the operations of government, as opposed to breakthrough policies. (Courtesy of Georgia State University) Jimmy Carter’s success as governor ...

As a legislator, governor, president and ex-president, he confronted the prejudices that were so much a part of where and ...

Authentic. Peacemaker. Humanitarian. These are a few of the words students and professors at the University of Georgia used ...

This story originally appeared on Georgia Recorder. Jimmy Carter would chart a new course for the state at the start of his four-year term serving as Georgia’s governor when he used his inauguration ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, best known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his tenure as the ...

ATLANTA — In 1971, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as Georgia's 76th governor. He spent his term emphasizing ecology, efficiency in government and the removal of racial barriers, according to the ...