Americus isn’t the only destination in the area worth exploring. Just a short drive away lies Plains, Georgia, the hometown of President Jimmy Carter. This charming town is brimming with pride ...

The motorcade for President Jimmy Carter’s funeral began in Americus, Ga., a town of about 15,000 near Carter’s hometown of Plains, Ga. As I watched the current and former Secret Service ...

A weeklong state funeral will take place for former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at 100, beginning Saturday in Americus, Georgia and ending with interment in his hometown of Plains, Georgia ...

Wright grew up in Plains and attended Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia, with Chip Carter, Jimmy Carter’s son. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph Mattie Wright, a 73-year-old ...

The school is now the Plains High School Visitor's Center and is dedicated to teaching people about Carter. Inside, Sandra Hicks − who lives down the road in Americus, Georgia − was touring ...

A moment of silence was observed outside the Georgia ... of Americus, recalled Carter’s kindness. "At my uncle's funeral back in 1988 -- yes, my uncle used to work for him in Plains.

The Sumter County Board of Elections met on February 4. It was recently brought to the attention of the Americus ...

PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter’s long public ... at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool ...

Sisters in service In honor of Black History Month, Sisters in Service of Southwest Georgia will host a special community event on Saturday, February 15, 2025, to celebrate and recognize the ...