"From the Plains Peanut Festival to the Governor’s Mansion, to the White House—and to communities around the globe—they remained grounded and humble, and Plains always remained home in their hearts.”

WALB previously reported that the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that will allow the post office in Plains to be renamed as the “Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office”.Since, the U.S.

Carter’s ride through Plains marks the beginning of one last journey, a trip that will mirror the path of his storied life.

While his home was always in the small Georgia town, Atlanta gave him the opportunities to cement a political and humanitarian legacy.

Discover how Plains, Georgia honors Jimmy Carter's profound legacy with community events and heartfelt tributes.

Neighbors in President Jimmy Carter's hometown are preparing to welcome thousands who will honor his life over the next several days. “Well, it is sad. He was a huge part of our community, but I kind of take away from it-- it's a time to celebrate his life,” Kelly Kight, a Plains business owner, told WJCL 22.

The procession began in his tiny hometown of Plains, Georgia, where thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects to the late 39th president. Former and current US Secret Service agents assigned to the Carter detail carried Carter's flag-draped casket at Phoebe Sumter Medical Centre in Americus, Georgia, on January 4.

The late President’s priorities were remarkably prescient, and his personal qualities offered a dismaying contrast to so much of the present state of American politics.

In a tribute to the Carters’ legacy, the post office in Plains, Georgia, is being renamed the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office.