Jimmy Carter returns to Plains, Georgia, for final burial
After his funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral, Jimmy Carter is being flown to Georgia to be laid to rest in his beloved hometown Plains.
What did Plains, Georgia, mean to Jimmy Carter?
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 ...
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Bill Eggert | The man from Plains, Ga.
The man from Plains, Georgia, was honored with a funeral service. We can all take a lesson from his fine example. “He’s ...
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In Carter’s Hometown, a Long Vigil Ends With Sorrow, but Also Uplift
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 ...
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Plains community, visitors react to President Jimmy Carter's death
PLAINS, Ga. − From Dollar General to the local high school, Americans had words of admiration in Jimmy Carter's hometown for a local hero who became president and leader of the free world and ...
Jimmy And Rosalynn Carter Receive Posthumous Honor That Is A Nod To Their Lifelong Dedication To Plains, Georgia
"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.” ...
Former President Jimmy Carter arrives in Plains, Georgia one last time
Jimmy Carter, the first former American president to live to 100, arrived back in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Before the trip home, the former president was memorialized at Washington National Ca ...
How fire departments in South Georgia came together to help with Jimmy Carter’s services
Over the last two weeks, resources from across the state and nation flowed into Sumter County for the state funeral of former ...
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Plains community expects big crowds will come to town after Jimmy Carter’s death
This sign from Main Street in Plains, Georgia, thanking Jimmy Carter for all he did, was seen the evening of former president Jimmy Carter’s death on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Carter died in his ...
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Quiet reflections on a homegrown president from the folks in Plains
PLAINS, Ga. — To the world, he was a former president and global humanitarian. But here in this quiet Southern town, Jimmy Carter was something altogether more — a Sunday school teacher ...
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"He was the same man all the time": Plains locals, visitors reflect on Carter's humility
"That's awe-inspiring to me." Jimmy and Plains:The lines blur between Jimmy Carter and Plains, Georgia. A trip shows how they made each other The Harper family was one of many who visited Plains ...
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Plains prepares for influx of visitors. And why some already came to honor Jimmy Carter
Devan Bolton,a maintenance worker for the city of Plains, Georgia, hangs flags in downtown Plains Monday morning. 12/30/2024 Mike Haskey [email protected] Bolton expressed a sense of ...