Kristy Edenfield

Georgia’s vanishing rape kits: A special report

Budget cuts and bureaucracy combine to make a terrible situation worse

• By Kristy Edenfield
• Tags: News, Rape Kits, Sexual Assault Kits, Rape, Sexual Assault, GBI, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Brian Kemp, Mike DeWine

Junk 2 Funk: Still the hottest ticket in town

Savannah Arts Academy repurposed fashion show is always a hit

• By Kristy Edenfield
• Tags: Style, Savannah Arts Academy

Emmaus House serves a daily Feast of Love to the homeless and hungry

• By Kristy Edenfield
Emmaus House serves up helpings Monday-Friday to the homeless and hungry members of our community
• Tags: Community, Emmaus House, Homelessness, Ariana Berksteiner, Rev. Kevin Veitinger

Park Place: Transitional living program fills crucial service gap

• By Kristy Edenfield
Park Place Outreach has been providing a safe, secure, and loving temporary home for children who are homeless, runaway, or victims of abuse in Savannah since 1984
• Tags: Community, Park Place Outreach, Transitional living, Homelessness

Lobby local elected officials on Dec. 6

• By Kristy Edenfield

GSBA vs. local schools on employee CBD policy

• By Kristy Edenfield
On Thursday, June 27, the GSBA sent out their monthly policy update, which focused on school employee tobacco use policies
• Tags: Community, Georgia School Board Association, CBD, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Tobacco

‘Rock bottom is death’: One woman’s fight against the opioid epidemic

After losing her son to addiction, Lesli Messinger vows to keep up the struggle

• By Kristy Edenfield
• Tags: Community, Opioid epidemic, Lesli Messinger, 9-1-1 Good Samaritan Law Naloxone Access, No More ODs, Perdue Pharma, Dr. David Gaskin

'Lobby Your Legislators' this Saturday

• By Kristy Edenfield
Invited elected officials include Congressman Buddy Carter, both the Republican and Democrat members of the Georgia House and Senate, Chatham County Commissioners, City of Savannah Mayor and Aldermen, and elected officials from various Chatham County municipalities.

Shelter of last resort: The Civic Center and Hurricane Dorian

• By Kristy Edenfield
Just like every other hurricane, there will be a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking. But the people that I met at the Civic Center on Wednesday evening were grateful to have the soon-to-be demolished roof of the MLK Arena over their heads.
• Tags: Community, Dorian, Hurricane Dorian, Savannah Civic Center, Homeless, Homelessness

Homilies for the homeless

The Community of St. Joseph 

• By Kristy Edenfield
The praise band is mostly made up of members who reside in the encampments, but some other musical talent joins in too
• Tags: Community, Homelessness, The Community of St. Joseph

Medical marijuana in Georgia: A closer look

The state’s low THC oil registry still faces legal and bureaucratic hurdles

• By Kristy Edenfield
Low THC oil is highly regulated and you can’t purchase it in Georgia yet, but it’s coming
• Tags: City Notebook, THC oil, Medical marijuana

Savannah goes back to school

Mixed feelings expressed by Chatham residents as routine and responsibility accompany start to the 2019-2020 school year

• By Kristy Edenfield