(WSPA) — Upstate and Western North Carolina hospitals are celebrating the first births of 2026.
Jonah Thomas Roberts – Mission Hospital
Jonah Thomas Roberts was born at Mission Hospital on Jan. 1, 2026, at 3:46 a.m., weighing 4 pounds, 10 ounces. He is the first baby of the new year, born to parents Shannon Jeffords and Travis Roberts of Marshall, N.C.
Jonah was originally due on Feb. 10, 2026, but arrived earlier than expected and is currently receiving care in Mission Hospital’s Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Bluford Young – Prisma Health’s Patewood Hospital
Bluford Young was born at Prisma Health’s Patewood Hospital on Jan. 1, 2026, at 1:07 a.m., making him the first baby born at the facility this year. He weighed just more than 10 pounds.
Young is the son of Hayden and Jordan Young, who are excited about their new arrival.
Micah Homar Hernandez – Prisma Health’s Memorial Hospital
Micah Homar Hernandez was born at 1:21 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, at Prisma Health’s Greenville Memorial Hospital, making him the first baby born in the new year. Micah weighed over six pounds at birth…