Hayley Boland
Weekend Anchor/MMJ
Savannah, Ga.
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Hayley joined the WTOC team in December 2021 as a Weekend Evening Anchor and Multimedia Journalist.
She’s a proud graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with majors in Broadcast Journalism and Peace, War, & Defense. Prior to moving to Savannah, Hayley worked as a Weekend Anchor/Producer/Reporter for KFYR-TV in Bismarck, North Dakota.
During her time in college, Hayley worked for NBC News/MSNBC in Washington, DC as the Andrea Mitchell Reports intern.
Hayley is originally from Roanoke, Virginia, and is excited to be back on the east coast. When she’s not anchoring or reporting, you can catch Hayley walking her dog, Sandy, or watching the UNC Tar Heels whenever they’re playing!
Have a story idea? You can contact Hayley at hayley.boland@wtoc.com. You can also follow her on Facebook at @HayleyBolandWTOC or Twitter at @Hayley_BolandTV.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 6:14 PM EDT
|By Hayley Boland
St. Patrick’s Day is a time that many people celebrate their Irish heritage and that’s certainly what thousands of people in Savannah did today.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 3:27 PM EDT
|By Hayley Boland
Savannah’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities draw in people from around the country to the Hostess City making for a large and exciting crowd throughout the streets of Downtown Savannah.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Hayley Boland
Tharros Place, a new nonprofit that helps support human trafficking survivors, hosted their spring stakeholder meeting Wednesday at Savannah Technical College.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 2:42 PM EDT
|By Hayley Boland
Voters in Wayne County are heading to the polls again. This time for education.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 11:14 PM EDT
|By Hayley Boland
Savannah's Irish-Catholic community kicks of St. Patrick's week with the annual Celtic Cross Ceremony
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:17 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Three killings are now being connected to a gang that operates inside Smith State Prison.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 3:53 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
A man charged with murdering a fisherman on the shrimping docks at the Darien Waterfront last summer was granted bond Thursday.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 10:01 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Fort Stewart hosted one of the highest-ranking Army officials Tuesday.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:32 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
People in the town of Hampton say they’re breathing a sigh of relief after the guilty verdicts in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 5:22 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) reopened several investigations connected to the Murdaugh family because of the murder case.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:24 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
One resident applied for permission to keep the chickens he already had, but the commissioners voted it down 6-0.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 5:30 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Spring-like weather is definitely upon us, meaning you might find yourself wanting to spend more time outside like at a park.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 4:37 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Some borrowers in the Savannah area say they’re confused about what’s next while others who have paid off their debts say they’re feeling frustrated.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 3:25 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
President Joe Biden used the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to forgive thousands of dollars in student loan debt for millions of Americans.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 1:44 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
It’s been nearly a week since the Carter Center announced that former President Jimmy Carter decided to get hospice care at home.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 4:54 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Governor Brian Kemp announced this week that Sewon America, a tier-one supplier for the Hyundai Metaplant in Bryan County, would be coming to Effingham County.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 3:24 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
The construction causing a closure on Dean Forest Road is moving along.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:24 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
If you frequent Forsyth Park, you may notice some new additions.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 5:23 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff and Hayley Boland
The Pooler Police Department confirms one person is dead following a crash Tuesday afternoon.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 5:25 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
This weekend marks the start of a new tradition for the City of Darien.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 4:13 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
While it’s only the second month of 2023, some politicians are already setting their sights on the 2024 presidential election.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 5:25 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
WTOC is hearing from lawmakers for the first time as they say wait times for housing on Georgia’s military bases is putting the families of those that risk it all for our county in an “unacceptable” position.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 3:48 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Friday is Arbor Day in the state of Georgia – a day meant to celebrate the importance of trees and encourage people to plant them.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 7:11 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
A Wayne County Judge has denied bond to Lanis Brown in the shooting death of Zakkary Johnson earlier this month.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 4:47 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Harold Hill, who is facing multiple charges including sexual battery after police say he assaulted a Wayne County student at school, failed to show up for an arraignment in Wayne County Superior Court Wednesday.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 3:18 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Darien councilman, Morris Butler has died.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 6:22 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
The Liberty County School System is taking extra steps to ensure their students are safe during the school day.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:37 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
A local hospital in Hinesville is taking a more targeted approach this month to improving the heart health of their patients, particularly expecting mothers.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:39 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
One person is injured after a shooting in Jesup Wednesday.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:25 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
A deadly shooting suspect wanted for several days and considered armed and dangerous in Wayne County has been taken into custody.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:17 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Officers at the Hinesville Police Department will soon be getting a major equipment upgrade.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 5:55 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
The City of Hinesville is making progress with the new fire station, right in the heart of downtown.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:56 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
The City of Walthourville is in the middle of doing a major overhaul on their water system, something Mayor Larry Baker says is more than 10 years past due.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:17 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
The Liberty County Boys and Girls Club started a new chapter Thursday, welcoming in the students and families they’ll serve for orientation, with after school programs starting on Monday.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:23 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
The VA Clinic in Hinesville could soon have a new name to honor four Vietnam veterans killed in combat with ties to Liberty County.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 5:07 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
If you want to take a glimpse into Georgia’s past, this weekend is the one for you.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 11:34 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
A VA clinic in Hinesville is one step closer to being renamed after local veterans.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 5:39 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Chatham County officials provided an update Friday on where they stand on collecting fire fees under the new format.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 4:17 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Chatham County Police Chief Jeff Hadley provided an update on crime in the county at Friday morning’s county commission meeting – giving an overview of last year compared to 2021.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:28 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Training never ends for members of the military. Soldiers at Fort Stewart know all about it.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:21 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff and Hayley Boland
A Wayne County deputy has been charged with battery, false imprisonment, and elder abuse after an off-duty incident.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 4:45 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Wednesday marks the grand opening of the Deloitte Foundry here at SCAD and school and business leaders alike say it’s ushering in a new era of design thinking right here in Savannah.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 3:58 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips, Hayley Boland and Ann McGill
Former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh’s highly-anticipated murder trial will begin with jury selection Monday morning in Walterboro.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 5:58 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Walterboro is a town of about 5,000 which will soon see an influx of up to 1,500 people starting next week, according to the city’s tourism director.
Liberty Co. Commission submits amendments for comprehensive plan for rezoning near exit 76 in Midway
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 6:11 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Liberty County leaders say industrializing off of Islands Highway in Midway has been a goal of the county’s, and now the comprehensive plan is on its way to mirroring that goal.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 5:08 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
A non-profit in Liberty County is expanding to offer even more services to the community.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 4:53 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
The City of Walthourville has named Interim Police Chief Chris Reed as the new Chief of Police, and Reed says his priority is the department’s relationship with the community.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 4:47 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Friday marks the start of a weekend full of events commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the time he spent in Liberty County.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 8:42 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
The Georgia Department of Transportation hosted a public information open house in Darien today for their plans to reconstruct the Darien Bridge.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:20 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
It’s been more than six months since the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided a church in Hinesville.
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