One Republican county executive on Long Island is refusing to lower flags to half-staff in memory of late President Jimmy Carter.

The nation is mourning the loss of former President Jimmy Carter. He passed away at his home in Plains, Ga. on Sunday afternoon. He was 100. The Carter Center confirmed on Monday that the former president will lie in state in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington,

Here's what you need to know as the Plains community and the nation prepare to say their final goodbyes to former President Jimmy Carter.

Americans will say goodbye to former President Jimmy Carter. Six days of remembrances, split between Georgia and Washington D.C., will salute Carter, who died Sunday at 100 years old.