SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon welcomed the first baby boy of 2024, Dywon Dixon, Jr. at 12:37 a.m. on January 1, 2024. Proud parents are Hannah Goza and Dywon Dixon, Sr. of Nashville, Illinois. Dywon has two siblings.
The first baby girl of 2024 was Lilly Hargett, who was born at 2:02 a.m. on January 2, 2024. Proud parents are Jamie Pruett and Josh Hargett of West Frankfort, Illinois. Lilly has two siblings.
St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Salem provided baskets to the first boy and first girl of the new year. Congratulations to these lucky families.
Pictured above are Dywon Dixon, Jr. with his proud parents (left photo) and Lilly Hargett with her proud parents (right photo).