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Thursday, May 02, 2013  Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and President Jimmy Carter were at Georgia Southwestern State University Thursday afternoon for the second and final  unveiling of the Rosalynn Carter health and human sciences complex.

Saturday, December 08, 2012  Updated with video; Residents in Plains made their way into the street tonight to bring in the Christmas season.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  Georgia Southwestern State University had a special visitor during a presentation Thursday morning.

Sunday, September 16, 2012  Updated with video; Southwest Georgia's little peanut had its day Sunday in plains, Georgia.

Saturday, September 15, 2012  Updated with video; Congressman Sanford Bishop will be attending the Plains Peanut Festival this weekend, along with former United States President, Jimmy Carter.

Sunday, August 19, 2012  You can dine with former President Jimmy Carter and Albany native Chef Paula Deen in a night to fight cancer.

Monday, October 24, 2011  During a visit to Plains, the former president read a Thomas the Tank Engine book and talked about the importance of reading with them.

Sunday, July 24, 2011  Updated with video; A local celebrity gives his thoughts on raising the debt ceiling.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  Playboy launched a Web-based subscription service Thursday called i.Playboy.com that allows viewers to see every single page of every single magazine.

Friday, February 25, 2011  Lee County Primary School students portrayed famous historical characters for the school's "I Love America" program, featuring George Washington, Daniel Boon and even Oprah.

Friday, February 11, 2011  President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn tour the new medical campus.

Sunday, February 06, 2011  His Bears aren't playing, but Obama still throwing Super Bowl party, doing Fox interview

Thursday, September 30, 2010  Former President Jimmy Carter was released from a hospital in Ohio on Thursday.  He had been hospitalized for two days because of a gastric viral infection, reported WAGA FOX 5 in Atlanta.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010  Former President Jimmy Carter remained in an Ohio hospital Wednesday after doctors recommended additional observation following an overnight stay for an upset stomach, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010  Former President Jimmy Carter, on a trip promoting his new book, developed an upset stomach on a flight to Cleveland on Tuesday and was taken to a hospital, officials said.