"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.” ...

Her choice: “How Great Thou Art.” 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.

President Jimmy Carter was honored in a state funeral in Washington on Thursday, alongside a private memorial in Georgia.

Lowden, along with friend Carlette Wesley-Gainous, visited Plains on Monday to feel connected and grounded to a man they admired for his faith, humility and service, the pair said. From President, to ...

"I think he was the finest man that ever served in office," said Randy Fenley, who traveled from Macon, Georgia for the procession. From Plains: "He was the same man all the time": Plains locals, ...

The crowd roared, stymieing the opening words of an awkward statesman from Georgia who stood before the Democratic National ...

Mourners gathered on Thursday in Plains, Georgia, to pay their last respects to former US President Jimmy Carter during the ...

followed by burial at the family's peanut farm in Plains, Georgia. The plane carrying Carter's remains landing Thursday around 3:30 p.m. at Lawson Army Airfield, Fort Moore, Georgia. There will be ...

Editor’s note: This article has been updated with additional details. The memorial services leading to the burial of former President Jimmy Carter will be a carefully scripted affair, from ...

“What he did shocked and shook the political ground here in the state of Georgia. And we live better because of that.” Payne reported from Plains, Georgia. Bill Barrow, based in ...

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 ...