President Carter now heads to his hometown of Plains, Ga. where a final farewell service will be held. He will be interred at Maranatha Baptist Church, with the public invited to honor his memory ...

Now, he will be honored in a private funeral in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, at Maranatha Baptist Church. "The outpouring of love and support that we have felt from you and from around the world ...

Carter will be buried next to his wife, Rosalynn Carter, in Plains. The rural Georgia town only has about 600 residents, but the Carters made the city a much more well-known area during his four ...

The Joint Task Force-National Capitol Region announced a couple of days after Carter’s death on Dec. 29 that state funeral proceedings would be held for him in both Georgia and Washington, D.C., ...

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PLAINS, Ga. — Six days of funeral observances for former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in Georgia, where he died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The first events reflect Carter’s climb ...

The motorcade will start in the town of Americus, Georgia, and then head to his hometown of Plains. Here to talk with us now about today's events is Grant Blankenship of Georgia Public Broadcasting.

The motorcade will drive through Plains, Ga., where Carter was born and spent most of his life, including a stop at his family’s farm. From there, the motorcade will travel to Atlanta for a ...

(The Center Square) – Jimmy Carter lived in the Georgia governor’s mansion and the White House, but his real home was in the tiny town of Plains. It is in this town in the southwestern part of ...

The first events reflected Carter’s climb up the political ladder, from the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, to decades on the global stage as a humanitarian and advocate for democracy. Here is ...