From Plains to Atlanta, mourners in Georgia will pay their respects to Jimmy Carter. The service begins six days of funeral ...

Like many, my first remembered awareness of Jimmy Carter was when, as Governor of Georgia, he announced his bid for the ...

In a single term as governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter propelled the state into a new era. The acronyms for state offices that still populate news stories about Georgia government – DOT ...

James Earl Carter Jr. was announced by one of our young newsroom copy clerks as “that governor from Georgia who thinks he can ...

As governor, most of his accomplishments centered on the operations of government, as opposed to breakthrough policies. (Courtesy of Georgia State University) Jimmy Carter’s success as governor ...

The act more than doubled the size of the National Park System. Deputy Editor Jill Nolin contributed to this report The post Jimmy Carter’s connection to Georgia rivers flowed through his terms as ...

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.

Watch:Former President Jimmy Carter funeral service Saturday in Georgia Here's what mourners said about the former Georgia governor and 39th president of the United States: "I think he was the finest ...

This story originally appeared on Georgia Recorder. Jimmy Carter would chart a new course for the state at the start of his ...

The next time you’re marveling at the ruins at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs or standing in awe of the place known as “Georgia’s Little Grand Canyon," you might want to whisper a ...

Former President Jimmy Carter is being taken on his final trip ... he spent 92 years as a regular person and only eight years as governor and president. He noted that the house in Plains, Georgia, had ...

ATLANTA — In 1971, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as Georgia's 76th governor. He spent his term emphasizing ecology, efficiency in government and the removal of racial barriers, according to the ...