Frances Rosemary Hackney was the first baby of 2025 at Mission Hospital, born in the early morning of New Year's Day.

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ASHEVILLE - The new year started out very sparkly for Mary Katherine O’Donnell and her husband, Patrick Hackney, of Woodfin as they welcomed the first baby of 2025 at Mission Hospital.