While his home was always in the small Georgia town, Atlanta gave him the opportunities to cement a political and humanitarian legacy.

The state funeral began Saturday in Americus, Georgia and proceeded to Carter's hometown of Plains before the motorcade traveled to Atlanta for a ceremony at the Carter Center. On Tuesday, Carter's remains arrived in Washington, D.C., where he lied in ...

Former President Jimmy Carter may have only served one term as governor, but he left his mark in many ways before leaving for Washington, even literally. With a pencil, Carter signed the desk in the governor’s ceremonial office,

The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will conclude on Thursday with services in Washington, D.C. and his hometown of Plains, Georgia.

In Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, there will be a new reminder of the renowned legacy of former President and late First Lady Rosalynn Carter: an eponymous post office.

Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown.

I had relatives in Atlanta, so I had an interest in hearing what the man ... It is important to remember Carter’s accomplishments. The man from Plains, Georgia, was honored with a funeral service. We can all take a lesson from his fine example.

"Renaming the post office in Plains, Georgia, in honor of President Jimmy ... is currently lying in repose at The Carter Center in Atlanta. His journey will continue on Jan. 7, when his body ...

The funeral ceremonies for former President Jimmy Carter are underway. His body was transferred from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to Atlanta.

ATLANTA — The mythology of Jimmy Carter begins and ends in Plains, the small Georgia town that raised him and kept drawing him back. Yet roughly 150 miles away is Atlanta, a city just as ...

A motorcade will carry them to Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia. 1:43 p.m. - Special ... delivers remarks Former Atlanta mayor and former Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young ...

ATLANTA - Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, held its first Sunday service Jan. 5 following the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. Known for his faith and service, Carter taught ...