'Job well done, Mr. Carter': Hundreds line streets of Plains, GA to pay respects to President Carter
Hundreds of people traveled to Plains, Georgia Thursday to say their final goodbyes to former President Jimmy Carter. After a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral, Carter and his ...
'Carry on that legacy': Residents of Plains, Georgia keep President Carter's spirit of service alive
People living in Plains, Georgia are remembering the legacy of President Jimmy Carter after he was laid to rest Thursday.
A superfan. A pastor. A professor. Why they came to Plains for Jimmy Carter’s funeral
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 ...
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Jimmy Carter returns to Plains, is honored at Maranatha Baptist Church before burial
in Plains, Georgia. A funeral service for Carter was held in Washington D.C. on Thursday morning with an additional funeral service later in the afternoon in Plains, where he will then be buried next ...
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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Residents of Plains, Georgia share their encounters with Jimmy Carter
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 ...
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Funeral for President Jimmy Carter concludes; journey to Georgia begins
The official state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter has concluded and the 39th President of the United States will ...
Jimmy Carter's 6-day state funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia
Jimmy Carter’s long public goodbye has begun Saturday in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. president’s life began more than 100 years ago. PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter 's long public goodbye began ...
Plains community, visitors react to President Jimmy Carter's death
Visitors and community members alike remember President Jimmy Carter in his hometown in Plains, Georgia, after his death.
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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 ...
Quiet reflections on a homegrown president from the folks in Plains
In his small Georgia hometown, Jimmy Carter was always far more than a state governor or this country’s commander in chief. He was a neighbor, a friend.
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Residents of Plains, Georgia share their encounters with Jimmy Carter
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 ...