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9 & Dine: “It was such an honor” Restaurant owner reflects on serving President Jimmy Carter
PLAINS, Ga. (WTVM) - A restaurant owner in Plains shares her experience on serving former President Jimmy Carter throughout the years. Last week, the city of Plains and the Carter family said ...
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Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains prepares to say farewell
(WALB) - Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains is back on the National stage as all eyes are on the small South Georgia town. The city of Plains is home to just over 500 neighbors, yet the small ...
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Jimmy Carter’s Heart Was in Plains. But His Launchpad Was in Atlanta.
Yet roughly 150 miles away is Atlanta, a city just as essential to understanding the life of the 39th president. If Plains was his home, Georgia’s capital was his stage. If Plains reflected Mr ...
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Even Without Its Most Famous Son, Carter’s Hometown Remains a Destination
Plains, Ga., joins a collection of other small towns ... Events with historical ties — like the city’s yearly peanut festival in September that pays homage to Mr. Carter’s roots as a farmer ...
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Jimmy Carter’s heart was in Plains. But his launchpad was in 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 ...
Bitter cold spreads across much of the US as Texas and the South brace for rare winter storm
BOSTON (AP) — Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low ...
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Hundreds line streets of Plains to honor Jimmy Carter's funeral procession
The funeral procession began Saturday at the Phoebe Sumpter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, Plains' neighbor city. There, Carter's casket was carried to the hearse, accompanied by nine of his ...
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Hundreds line streets of Plains to honor Jimmy Carter's funeral procession
Church Street in downtown Plains was at a somber hush Saturday morning despite the hundreds of people lining the streets when former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral procession made its way ...
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Hundreds line streets of Plains to honor Jimmy Carter's funeral procession
The funeral procession began Saturday at the Phoebe Sumpter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, Plains' neighbor city. There, Carter's casket was carried to the hearse, accompanied by nine of his ...
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Remembering the life and legacy of a boy from Plains who became President of the United States
PLAINS, Ga. (WRBL) — Think of Jimmy Carter’s life ... that thought has been front and center with every passing of the city limits sign and drive by the Carter home. How did a president ...
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Plains community, visitors react to President Jimmy Carter's death
PLAINS, Ga. − From Dollar General to the local high ... I actually worked for the city for many years and was very involved in President Carter’s dealings," Smith said. She said she served ...
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Live Updates: Former President Jimmy Carter to lie in repose at Carter Center until Tuesday
What to know about Plains, Georgia Plains, Georgia is in Sumter County in the southwest portion of the state. The city is about an hour south of Columbus, Georgia, and about 2 1/2 hours southwest ...