"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.”

The U.S. Postal Service facility on Main Street in Plains will now be known as the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office.

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

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.

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

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.

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.