Northside Hospital-Cherokee Welcomes 1st Baby of 2013

Ava Leah Wilcoxson was born Tuesday morning and weighed 7 pounds, 4.9 ounces and was 20 inches long.

A Woodstock woman's newborn girl is Northside Hospital-Cherokee's first baby for 2013. Adrienne Cloud of Woodstock gave birth to Ava Leah Wilcoxson at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday. Both Cloud and the baby's father, Joe Wilcoxson of Smyrna, couldn’t be more excited. "We are so in love with her," Cloud said. Ava weighed at 7 pounds, 4.9 ounces and was 20 inches long, according to a press released issued by the hospital on Wednesday.  Cloud, who wasn't due until Jan. 7, noted Wilcoxson "hasn't stopped glowing" since Ava was born. This is the couple's first child.  In recognition of the first baby of 2013, Northside Hospital-Cherokee gave the family a giant diaper cake with a teddy bear and other various baby care items. Our365, the hospital’s in-house …

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Chords from the Coffeehouse

Musician Entertains Audience on New Year's Eve

Local musician Joshua Miller played a live set for listeners at the Woodstock Coffeehouse Dec. 31.

Editor's Note: The Chords from the Coffeehouse series will be moving to Tuesdays. Though the impending New Year celebrations stole much of Woodstock Coffeehouse's usual crowd on the 31st, Georgia resident Joshua Miller gladly played his set for the modest audience as midnight drew closer. Miller, 26, said he enjoys performing live shows for the chance to let others experience his music. "I love to play live. I've had 13 years of playing for the wall, and it's served its purpose, but the thrill of sharing my music with others is an addiction I have no plans of giving up any time soon." Miller's style is in a genre of its own. Miller describes it as folk, with a hint of soul. "And a healthy dose of melancholia," he added. His live set …

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