First baby of 2025 arrives

Jan 03, 2025

The Clovis hospital's first baby of 2025 is a boy, born at 8:53 a.m. Thursday. Brandon Rashard Holmes Jr. was born to Marla Arrington and Brandon Rashard Holmes Sr. of Clovis. He was 20.5 inches long and weighed 7 pounds, 9.5 ounces. "He's the smallest baby I've had. We were expecting him Dec. 24 and when he didn't arrive we thought he'd be at least 9 pounds,"...