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

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 ...

By the time he was elected governor in 1970, Carter knew a thing or two about engineering. The former farm boy attended Georgia Tech and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946, and served ...

In the flood of tributes following Jimmy Carter’s passing, one major aspect of his legacy was largely overlooked: his ...

Authentic. Peacemaker. Humanitarian. These are a few of the words students and professors at the University of Georgia used ...

President Jimmy Carter was honored in a state funeral in Washington on Thursday, alongside a private memorial in Georgia.

Like many, my first remembered awareness of Jimmy Carter was when, as Governor of Georgia, he announced his bid for the Presidency. As a senior in college, and a Carter myself, it was my first ...

ATLANTA — In 1962, a stylish and progressive Augusta Democrat named Carl Sanders was plotting a run for governor of Georgia. Meanwhile, in south Georgia, another Democrat was plotting his first ...

A man was shot near the Sulzbacher Center. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The world is grieving the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. And the state of Georgia is grieving the loss of one of its own.

As governor, Carter established the Georgia Heritage Trust, which identified critical areas in the state for conservation and protection. This included preserving more than 300 acres along the ...