PLAINS, Ga. (WALB) – Today marks a historic moment in Plains, Georgia, as the Carters’ gravesite officially opens to the public for remembrance and reflection. Nestled within a serene memorial garden ...

Grandson Jason Carter, speaks during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Ben Curtis / AP ...

An In Memorium button for former President Jimmy Carter is seen inside the Plains Trading Post, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, in Plains, Ga. Former President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at the age of 100.

Post office in Plains, Georgia, to be renamed to honor Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter - Jimmy Carter grew up in Plains, Georgia, ...

Grandson Jason Carter, ... People wait in line outside Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., to get into a Sunday school class taught by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Aug. 23, 2015.

The Carters put Plains, Ga., a town of fewer than 700 people — not much bigger than when Carter was born Oct. 1, 1924 — on the world stage.

The casket will be placed on a plane to return to Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, for a private service. The 39th president, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, ... Jason Carter said.

As Jimmy Carter neared his 16th month in hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia, his grandson, Jason Carter, said that there’s “really been no change” in the former president’s condition.

Jason Carter at Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday celebration Former President Jimmy Carter turns 100 on October 1. Meanwhile, there's a huge crowd at the Fox Theatre ready to celebrate him in advance.

One hundred years ago today, Jimmy Carter was born on a small peanut farm in Plains. Georgia. His humanitarian work and expectation-defying rise changed the world.