Eden Hodges

Statesboro

Multimedia Journalist at WSAV-TV (Savannah, GA)

Multimedia Journalist at WSAV News 3

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Bulloch County remembers lives of two children who are gone too soon

3 weeks ago | wsav.com | Eric Dorsch |Eden Hodges

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) — Dozens of people came out to the City of Statesboro’s candlelight vigil Wednesday to remember the lives of two local children killed just days apart. “The tears that you share, the hearts that are broken, those are the resembling facts of young people that were loved,” said Statesboro Mayor Jonathan McCollar. The deaths of four-year-old Landyn Wilkerson and nine-year-old Emily Grace Mayo happened the week before. Those tragedies have left few families untouched.
Women veterans find a community

3 weeks ago | wsav.com | Eden Hodges |Kris Hummer

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A group of veterans have found a sisterhood in the Hostess City. The Women Veterans of the Coastal Empire met Saturday at the Mighty Eighty Musuem to connect each other to resources. It can be isolating to be a veteran. And when WSAV News 3’s Eden Hodges met with some local veterans, she was told being a woman in the military can be even moreso.
Brooklet community shaken after father, daughter found dead

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Eden Hodges

BROOKLET, Ga. (WSAV) — The GBI is investigating the death of a father and daughter in Brooklet, while the tight-knit community mourns the loss of two of their own. “Brooklet’s a small town, you don’t hear a lot about this kind of stuff,” said Donny Wilson, a co-owner of Roundabout Café in downtown Brooklet. Bulloch County Dispatch got a 911 call Tuesday night of an unresponsive child locked in a car at the Brooklet Park.
Statesboro PD revives Teen Police Academy program

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Eden Hodges

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) — The Statesboro Police Department will revive a program that’ll give teens a chance to see what it’s like to wear a badge. This July, Statesboro Police will have 15 to 20 fresh new faces join them on the force. “After a summer’s worth of adventures, I hope that kids can look back and say that was the funnest week that I had,” said Police Chief Mike Broadhead. The department is reviving their Teen Police Academy.
Statesboro PD revives Teen Police Academy program

1 month ago | wsav.com | Eden Hodges |Kris Hummer

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) — The Statesboro Police Department will revive a program that’ll give teens a chance to see what it’s like to wear a badge. This July, Statesboro Police will have 15 to 20 fresh new faces join them on the force. “After a summer’s worth of adventures, I hope that kids can look back and say that was the funnest week that I had,” said Police Chief Mike Broadhead. The department is reviving their Teen Police Academy.
GSU researchers launch $800K effort to tackle opioid crisis in rural Georgia

1 month ago | wsav.com | Eden Hodges

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) – A team of professors at Georgia Southern University (GSU) is launching four projects aimed at addressing Georgia’s opioid crisis, with a focus on rural communities. The university’s Center for Addiction Recovery received nearly $800,000 in funding to support the projects. “When we think about addressing opiate use we think about the continuum of care,” said Robert Bohler, assistant professor in the GSU College of Public Health.
SRO fights bullying beyond the classroom after video goes viral at his expense

1 month ago | wsav.com | Eden Hodges

BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A Bulloch County school resource officer is taking a stand against bullying, but not just in the hallways. Sgt. Bubba Revell who serves with the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office, posted a series of videos of SROs congratulating the class of 2025. “I was releasing them a couple each day on Facebook and mine came up and didn’t think anything about it,” said Sgt. Bubba Revell. Revell said it’s sheriff’s office’s most widely seen video yet.
SRO fights bullying beyond the classroom after video goes viral at his expense

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Eden Hodges

BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A Bulloch County school resource officer is taking a stand against bullying, but not just in the hallways. Sgt. Bubba Revell who serves with the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office, posted a series of videos of SROs congratulating the class of 2025. “I was releasing them a couple each day on Facebook and mine came up and didn’t think anything about it,” said Sgt. Bubba Revell. AdvertisementAdvertisementRevell said it’s sheriff’s office’s most widely seen video yet.
Bulloch County budget sees pressure from growth, public safety costs

1 month ago | wsav.com | Eden Hodges

BULLOCH COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — Bulloch County leaders are finalizing next year’s budget and said they’re finding that growth comes with a cost. Officials estimated they would need to collect approximately $7.8 million more in tax revenue to keep up with expanding county needs. “We don’t have a lot of optional things in our budget that we can just take out,” said Chief Financial Officer Kristie King.
Feed the Boro gives out 3 millionth meal

1 month ago | wsav.com | Eden Hodges |Kris Hummer

STATESBORO, Ga. — A Statesboro nonprofit hit a major milestone Saturday morning, distributing its 3 millionth meal to those in need. Feed the Boro, which hosts monthly food giveaways, celebrated the occasion during its latest distribution event. “We started coming out because we were hungry,” said Roy Myrick, who received the milestone meal box. Myrick has been attending the events for several months and often shares his extra food with neighbors. “It was kind of a shock when they told me,” he said.