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Doctor’s Hospital announces first New Year’s baby of 2024

Isis Aleya Roper. Photo contributed by Augusta's Doctors Hospital.

Date: January 02, 2024
By Liz Wright

Editor’s Note: All the staff here at The Augusta Press warmly wish a Happy Birthday to Augusta’s first babies of 2024.

Born at exactly 2:04 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, Augusta’s Doctors Hospital welcomed their first New Year’s baby – Isis Aleya Roper.

At 3651 Wheeler Road, Roper was born just over 7 pounds and approximately 20.5 inches tall.

“Welcome to the world and Happy New Year,” stated a press release from the Doctors Hospital.

Liz Wright is a staff writer covering education and general assignments for The Augusta Press. Reach her at liz@theaugustapress.com 

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The Author

Liz Wright started with The Augusta Press in May of 2022, and loves to cover a variety of community topics. She strives to always report in a truthful and fair manner, which will lead to making her community a better place. In June 2023, Liz became the youngest recipient and first college student to have been awarded the Georgia Press Association's Emerging Journalist of the Year. With a desire to spread more positive news, she especially loves to write about good things happening in Augusta. In her spare time, she can be found reading novels or walking her rambunctious Pitbull.

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