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People in Plains, Ga., are remembering former President Jimmy Carter who died on Sunday at the age of 100. Carter embraced his hometown and never forgot the importance of the place.
The Carters put Plains, Ga., a town of fewer than 700 people — not much bigger than when Carter was born Oct. 1, 1924 — on the world stage.
The annual Peanut Festival in Plains celebrated Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday over the weekend. Carter turns 100 Tuesday -- making him the oldest living president in U.S. history.
People in Plains, Ga., are remembering former President Jimmy Carter who died on Sunday at the age of 100. Carter embraced his hometown and never forgot the importance of the place.
PLAINS, Ga — Mary Mancus on Monday fastened a white ribbon on the front door of Buffalo Café in honor of this southwest Georgia community’s hero, former President Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy Carter, a steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died at his home in Plains, Georgia, on Dec. 29, according to his son James E. Carter III, known as Chip.
Braxton, 11, and Margaret Harrell, eight months, look at a tribute to former President Jimmy Carter in downtown Plains on Friday, January 3, 2025, following Carter’s death earlier this week.
PLAINS, Ga. (WALB) - Jimmy Carter’s home located in Plains and his final resting place will become a historical site open to the public sooner rather than later. Back in 2000, Jimmy and Rosalynn ...
As the nation remembers former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100 in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin took a look back through its archives to ...
Plains, Trains, and Fireworks was held in downtown Plains on June 28. Kids enjoyed water slides, and several festival-goers wore stars and stripes, while live music played on main street. The weather ...