PLAINS, Ga. (WALB) - With former President Jimmy Carter turning 100 years old on Oct. 1, many events have been scheduled in his honor.

Events

• The Navy will perform a jet flyover at 12:30 p.m. over Plains to honor the former president who is a Navy veteran. The best places to see the event will be in downtown Plains or Plains High School ballfield (300 N Bond Street).
• The Charters of Freedom setting will be dedicated at 4:30 p.m. at the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park in Plains.
• At the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, admission will be only $1 (100 cents) and guests will be able to sign his birthday book.
• The Friends of Jimmy Carter will host a birthday concert at Plains High School at 7 p.m. The event is currently sold out.
• Habitat for Humanity is honoring both Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter’s 40th anniversary of the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project after a week-long of events culminating on Carter’s birthday with a concert in St. Paul, Minnesota with Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.
• A naturalization ceremony is set to be hosted in Plains as 100 people will become U.S. citizens
• In Atlanta, 100 trees will be planted at the Carter Center and Georgia State Capitol in his honor on Tuesday

WALB will continue to add to this list and have coverage through the day on the former president’s birthday.

For full coverage of Georgia’s favorite son and only president, click here.

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