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Carter Beloved In Hometown, But Many Voting For Trump

In southwest Georgia, the hamlet of Plains is synonymous with former US president Jimmy Carter, a Democrat who grew up on a nearby peanut farm.

International Business Times

Former US President Jimmy Carter Turns 100

Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday -- the first ever US president to reach the century mark and another extraordinary milestone for the one-time peanut farmer who found his way to the White House.

International Business Times

Jimmy Carter isn’t awake every day but ‘experiencing the world as best he can,’ grandson says

‘There is no other place in the world that he would be at peace other than Plains,’ his grandson said

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Jimmy Carter attends funeral of late wife Rosalynn in Georgia hometown: Updates

Jimmy Carter, 99, attended the funeral service of his late wife, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter his hometown of Plains, Georgia

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Watch Live: Funeral service for former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter

Watch live as Rosalynn Carter’s funeral service takes place in Plains, Georgia, the small town of where she was born and raised.

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Rosalynn Carter set for funeral and burial in the town where she and her husband were born

Rosalynn Carter is set to receive her final accolades and farewells in Plains, Georgia

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The former first ladies expected to attend Rosalynn Carter’s funeral

Here are all the first ladies from the United States that are most likely to attend Rosalynn Carter’s funeral

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Jimmy Carter, 99, To Attend Wife Rosalynn's Memorial With Biden

Jimmy Carter, the 99-year-old former president whose lifelong love for his wife Rosalynn became a near legend in US politics, will bid farewell to her Tuesday in a ceremony also attended by President Joe Biden.

International Business Times

Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight reach as first lady, humanitarian, small-town Baptist

“She just quietly went about the business of trying to make the world a better place,” said Elizabeth Laudig, who drove 12 hours from Dallas to pay her respects. “She was not a showy or extravagant first lady, but she was humble, you know, kind, hardworking, and got things done…

Chicago Sun-Times

Rosalynn Carter will be honoured by these former first ladies at her funeral

Here are all the first ladies from the United States that are most likely to attend Rosalynn Carter’s funeral

The Independent UK

The Carters: Global power couple, best friends, life mates

Their partnership began as a small-town love story, then over 77 years of marriage led them to the Georgia governor’s office in 1970 and the White House in 1976. After that, it propelled the Carters through four decades as global humanitarians.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rosalynn Carter's tiny hometown mourns a global figure who made many contributions at home

Rosalynn Carter’s tiny hometown of Plains, Georgia, is mourning the death of the former U.S. first lady and global humanitarian, who died Sunday at 96

The Independent UK

Rosalynn Carter, former first lady influential during White House years, dies at 96

She was the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter, her husband of 77 years, during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rosalynn Carter, transformative former first lady and mental health advocate, dies

The wife of former President Jimmy Carter was 96 years old. She spent decades as a prominent advocate for mental health and professionalized the role of first lady.

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Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, The Carter Center announced

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Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter mark 77th wedding anniversary at home in Plains, Georgia

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are marking their 77th wedding anniversary with a quiet Friday at their south Georgia home, extending their record as the longest-married first couple ever as both face significant health challenges

Daily Record

Police appeal for help to find Lanarkshire teenager who has been missing for two weeks

Connor Reilly, 13, disappeared from the village of Plains, near Airdrie, and was last seen at around 5.20pm yesterday, June 28.

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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family says

The announcement comes less than four months after former President Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at the couple's home in Plains, Ga., following several stints in and out of the hospital.

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Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia

The former first lady continues to live at home with her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, in Plains, Georgia.

The Guardian - US

Rosalynn Carter, wife of 39th US president, has dementia, family says

The former first lady and lifelong mental health advocate, 95, lives with her ailing husband, Jimmy Carter, 98, in Plains, Georgia

Tribune News Service

Jimmy Carter in hearts of Plains residents on quiet Easter Sunday

PLAINS, Ga. — On a frigid and cloudy Sunday morning, Brenda Jennings was among the dozens of people who woke up before dawn, bundled up in heavy layers of clothing and descended upon the same bricks steps where Jimmy Carter sat in years past.

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In Jimmy Carter's hometown, political memorabilia mix with emotion

PLAINS, Ga. — He makes clear he will pay very little for people’s treasures.

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Martin Schram: Remembering — and maybe rethinking — Carter’s presidency

As Jimmy Carter began his hospice care at home in his rural Plains, Georgia, precisely where he wanted to be for his final transition, well-wishers from politics and the media began reflecting about how our 39th president’s greatest contributions came after he left Washington.

The Conversation

Jimmy Carter: the American president whose commitment to Africa went beyond his term

The office of former US president Jimmy Carter (98), who has been frail for some time, has announced that he will no longer seek hospital treatment for his ailments. He has instead opted for hospice care at his modest home in the rural farming village of Plains, Georgia, close to…

Tribune News Service

Jimmy Carter’s Maranatha church ponders future as membership shrinks

PLAINS, Ga. — In many regards, Sunday was a pretty good day for Maranatha Baptist Church.

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