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Local ties to President Jimmy Carter remembered (1/8/2025) - The death of former President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29 prompted memories of residents who interacted with him during his term in office, nearly 50 years ago. A National Day of Observance is being held today to honor Carter, who died at the age of 100. The peanut farmer and governor of Georgia came from nowhere to claim the Democratic nomination and, in a nation still disillusioned by the mud of the Watergate political scandal,… …