(File Photo: Source for photo: FILE – In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga. Carter marks his 96th birthday Thursday, Oct. 1., the latest milestone for the longest-lived of the 44 men to hold the highest American office. Carter planned to celebrate at his home in Plains, Ga., with his wife of 74 years, Rosalynn Carter, according to a spokeswoman for the Carter Center in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) Thursday, January 9th, 2025 was issued by President Joe Biden as a National Day of Mourning in honor of the passing of Former President Jimmy Carter on December 29th, 2024. Businesses will still be open even though every postal service and federal office will be closed today. Carter was one-hundred years old and his wife Rosalyn passed away in 2023. You can also honor Carter by keeping your American flags at half-staff until January 28th, 2025.