As Mr Carter rose in politics the people of Plains began to take pride in their quiet town. Locals started to “keep their yards clean”, says Boze Godwin, the former mayor and Mr Carter’s ...

Former President Jimmy Carter will be buried in Plains, Georgia, where he spent over 80 of his 100 years. Before his state funeral in Washington, D.C., Carter was honored with a procession in ...

Chip Carter, the son of former President Jimmy Carter, shared a funny story from his childhood when his father spooked him and fellow boy scouts with ghost stories in the woods.

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 ...

This town tossed anything and everything in the river a century ago and we are excited to see what rare antique treasures we can uncover! In pictures: US presidents attend Jimmy Carter's funeral ...