That was to be among the hundreds of folks lining the 1-mile route in Plains, Georgia, from Maranatha Baptist Church to 209 Woodland Drive, where the 39th president of the United States would be ...

People living in Plains, Georgia are remembering the legacy of President Jimmy Carter after he was laid to rest Thursday.

Think of Jimmy Carter’s life as a book. Appropriate, given he was a prolific writer. And yesterday was the last paragraph in the final chapter of a century-old story. “I don’t mean this with any ...

"From the Plains Peanut Festival to the Governor’s Mansion, to the White House—and to communities around the globe—they remained grounded and humble, and Plains always remained home in their hearts.” ...

Jimmy Carter was known to wake up at 4 a.m. and go to the fields at his family farm to round up peanuts, then take them inside to boil before trekking to nearby downtown Plains to sell them.

Over the last two weeks, resources from across the state and nation flowed into Sumter County for the state funeral of former ...

People in this story were interviewed days after Jimmy Carter entered hospice in February of 2023. PLAINS — They quieted their dogs when he jogged by their homes. They saw him getting ice cream. Or ...

Visitors and community members alike remember President Jimmy Carter in his hometown in Plains, Georgia, after his death.

Plains, Ga., had been bracing for the inevitable through the former president’s ailments and nearly two years of hospice care. Still, his death, at 100, “doesn’t seem real.” By Rick Rojas ...

Carter passed away at his longtime home in Plains, Georgia, where he had been receiving hospice care since February 2023. "Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this ...

Well, except maybe for the Secret Service detail quietly tailing him. Plains, Georgia doesn’t have a big grocery store, robust dining options or a movie theater. But, until just days ago ...