ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter’s contributions to his country will be remembered next week at a national funeral in Washington, D.C.
But on Saturday, it was Georgians’ turn to remember and honor their native son, as mourners lined streets and highways from Americus to Atlanta to say goodbye to the 39th president, who died Dec. 29 at age 100.
Saturday’s start to a six-day celebration of the life of Jimmy Carter was dedicated specifically to the leaders and staff of the Carter Center who will carry on the work he began there after his presidency in 1982…