More about Rick Rojas Atlanta as a Launchpad: While Carter’s home was always in the small Georgia town of Plains, Atlanta gave him the opportunities to cement a political and humanitarian legacy.

Born Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, James “Jimmy” Earl Carter, Jr., is the only U.S. president to date who was born and raised in Georgia. He lived on a farm from age 4 until he departed ...

Former President Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, is celebrating his life and legacy following his passing. Signs expressing gratitude and admiration adorn the town, with messages lik ...

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 ...

America's final salute to former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday with a funeral procession in Plains, Georgia. Carter died Sunday at age 100. A hearse carrying Carter's casket left Phoebe ...

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 ...

His life ended where it began, in Plains, Georgia. People in that town remembered Carter on Sunday. I've taken my family to 5 major steakhouse chains in the US. We enjoyed most, but one is the ...

By Rick Rojas Christina Morales and Christian Boone Reporting from Plains, Ga. The Georgia town known first and foremost as the home of Jimmy Carter had steeled itself time and again for an ...

In September, 2011, I drove to Plains, Georgia, with Gerald Rafshoon, President Jimmy Carter’s former media adviser. Rafshoon had asked me to write a play about the 1978 Camp David summit ...

PLAINS, Ga. — Plains, Georgia is where Jimmy Carter’s story began, and it is where he will be buried. But his story is by no means over. His legacy lives on, and people in Plains will make ...