Plains News

William Eggleston has asserted that the subjects of his photographs don't matter-a 'democratic' approach in which every target of his lens is as worthy as any other.

Multi-County coalition of grassroots organizers are hosting a Independence Day Tea Party in the City Park of Plains Ga, observing our independence day with a focus on our Constitution.

It is not Boston, it is Plains, but the Tea Party concept is still the same. On July 4, Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. in the City Park in Plains will be the site for the 2nd Annual July 4th Tea Party, sponsored by the Tea Party Patriots.

Hundreds flocked to Georgia Southwestern State University for the Boys and Girls Club 11th Annual Steak and Stake Dinner.

Internationally renowned pianist and recording artist David Osborne is scheduled to perform at the historic Manila Hotel on June 21.

At former President Jimmy Carter's boyhood farm, old flags were burned while park rangers celebrated the meaning behind the red, white and blue.

The Rev. Scottie Swinney, pastor of the historic St. James AME Church for 18 years, is the new pastor of Allen Temple AME Church in Atlanta.

The house was haunted; everyone knew that. A shadowy figure peered from an upstairs window.

Billy Carter's service station, circa 1979. University of Georgia photo. Is this how low the bar has dropped for inclusion into the National Park System? Is it really so low that a gas station once owned by the beer-swilling brother of President Jimmy Carter should be managed as part of a national historical park by the National Park Service? Sure, ...

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Margaret and I recently traveled through the fields of south Georgia. Our goal was to see what remains today of the infamous Civil War prison called Andersonville.

There was more than something good cooking on the grill Sunday at the Huddle House Restaurant on U.S. Highway 19 as three Sumter County residents were arrested as part of a drug-related incident in the restaurant's parking lot.

Suspense was in the air; the animals knew something big was about to happen. For days, there had been a flurry of preparation at the farm with people working overtime, digging through trunks, and researching.

I have to let you know that I truly enjoyed the article about President Jimmy Carter.

Man, oh, man! The day had finally arrived. There I was standing in the middle of the sitting area of the Plains Antique Mall, hands nervously clasped behind my back, eyes glued to the door.

What a difference half a week makes. Inclement weather marched across Georgia on Good Friday 2009, sending severe thunderstorms throughout metro-Atlanta and a tornado over the northern areas of the state.

Apr. 20, Monday - Patriots Day . During a fishing trip, an upset swamp rabbit approached President Carter's boat, Plains, Georgia, 1979.

David Renz works as a manager at Ownbey Enterprises even though he uses a wheelchair because of a spinal cord injury from a fall several years ago.

No surprise here : PLAINS, Ga. a ' On the outskirts of Jimmy Cartera TMs ancestral home, miles from the nearest interstate, sits a state shrine to Georgiaa TMs native president.

The shrine to Jimmy Carter in Plains, Georgia appears to be on the chopping block.