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.

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 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.

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 ...

Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday School class at the Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Ga., Aug. 23, 2015. – AP Photo/David Goldman, File ...

Plains, Trains, and Fireworks was held in downtown Plains on June 28. Several festival-goers wore stars and stripes while enjoying live music, while kids dove down waterslides. The weather was ...

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.