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Greater Chattanooga area’s first baby of 2015 born in Fort Oglethorpe

Malori Patton feeds her newborn son, Andrew Bankston Jr., the Chattanooga area's first baby of 2015 on Thursday at Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe. Andrew Jr., was born at 12:01 a.m. on New Year's Day and weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces.
Malori Patton feeds her newborn son, Andrew Bankston Jr., the Chattanooga area's first baby of 2015 on Thursday at Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe. Andrew Jr., was born at 12:01 a.m. on New Year's Day and weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Malori Patton feeds her newborn son, Andrew Bankston Jr., the Chattanooga area's first baby of 2015 on Thursday at Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe. Andrew Jr., was born at 12:01 a.m. on New Year's Day and weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces.

By Claire Wiseman 2 min read

The area’s first baby of 2015 entered the world in Fort Oglethorpe very early Thursday morning.

Andrew Bankston Jr. was born at Hutcheson Medical Center at 12:01 a.m. to parents Malori Patton and Andrew Bankston.

“We are blessed to be able to start the new year with our precious son A.J,” Patton said in a news release.

Andrew Jr. weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19.75 inches long.

Though it might seem more likely that the larger Erlanger Health or Parkridge Medical Center would deliver the first baby of the year, Hutcheson happily celebrated the “honor,” which wouldn’t have been possible a few months ago.