CCGA to host Smithsonian traveling exhibition starting Nov. 1

CCGA to host Smithsonian traveling exhibition starting Nov. 1

The College of Coastal Georgia will host a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition that revolves around voting and the democratic process throughout November and early December. Presented through the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America is based on a major exhibition at the National Museum of American History, the college said. It asks viewers to examine how Americans have engaged with the democratic process, from revolution and suffrage to civil rights and civic participation today. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. It’s been more than 20 years since former McIntosh County Academy head basketball coach Terrance Haywood first saw Allen Bailey shooting hoops for the first time, but the moment is embedded in his memory. Although not as spectacular as last week’s jellyfish in the sky, the show from SpaceX’s predawn launch of a Falcon 9 rocket still provided a show for those who got up early to watch. More than 60 sea turtle hatchlings that waddled their way to the Atlantic Ocean on Jekyll Island last week were unlike any that traversed the beach there in the past 19 years. Members of two other congregations joined members of St. Simons First Baptist Church in its gym Sunday to feed 93 families of six for 36 weeks. Historic building renovation projects in Downtown Brunswick will soon be eligible for preservation funding from the Downtown Development Authority. The only thing…

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