A military honor guard carries the casket carrying former President Jimmy Carter out of his home church Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga. after his final funeral Thursday January 9, 2025.

A military honor guard carries the casket carrying former President Jimmy Carter out of his home church Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga. after his final funeral Thursday January 9, 2025.

Credit: Grant Blankenship

Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral ended yesterday in Plains, his and the former first lady Rosalynn's beloved hometown in Southwest Georgia.

Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a state of emergency as winter weather has arrived in north Georgia. 

Gov. Brian Kemp has released his recommendations for adding $372 million in spending to strengthen Georgia prisons.

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