Photos: President Jimmy Carter is hometown hero in Plains, Ga.

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Photos: President Jimmy Carter is hometown hero in Plains, Ga.

Georgia native and 39th President Carter announced in August 2015 that he has cancer.

The Plains welcome sign glows in the late evening sun Friday August 14, 2015.

Jan Williams, manager of the Plains Historic Inn & Antique Mall and longtime personal friend of the Carters, tells stories about the former President on Friday August 14, 2015. Williams was Amy Carter's fourth-grade teacher and her husband George has been life-long friends with the Carter family.

Jill Stuckey, a close personal friend of the Carters, laughs while telling stories in the kitchen of her Plains home, where the Carters often hang out on weekends.

A pickup truck rolls past the historic strip of shops in Plains on Friday afternoon August 14, 2015.

Empty peanut trailers sit in a field in Plains late Friday evening August 14, 2015.

Longtime Plains Mayor Lynton Earl "Boze" Godwin III strolls past a mural on the side of his Plains Pharmacy after closing up shop Friday evening August 14, 2015.

With a peanut plant in the background, Dewey Paradise strolls back to his truck after stopping in Plains for dinner Friday evening August 14, 2015.

A display of books by former President Jimmy Carter sits in the Plains Historic Inn & Antique Mall on Friday afternoon August 14, 2015.

Cliff Stayton browses the displays at the Plains High School Museum and Visitor Center after riding the train into Plains for the day Saturday August 15, 2015.

Visitors browse the historic strip of shops in Plains on Saturday August 15, 2015.

Visitors stroll past a life-size cutout of President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn while browsing in the Plains Historic Inn & Antique Mall on Saturday August 15, 2015.

Ronald and Phoebe Brock step into the Plains Depot while visiting on a day trip from Sylvester on Saturday August 15, 2015.

The SAM Shoreline excursion train sits alongside the Plains Depot while dropping off tourists Saturday August 15, 2015.

Carter campaign buttons for sale at the Plains Historic Inn & Antique Mall on Saturday August 15, 2015.

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The Plains welcome sign glows in the late evening sun Friday August 14, 2015.

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