Births for Week of May 25

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May 23, 2008 - 6:42 PM

** James and Candy Blackman of Fort Bragg announce the birth of a son, Jalen Blackman, on May 14, 2008, at Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg.

The baby weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 21 inches long.

The mother is the former Candy Hollis of Charlotte.

Grandparents are Delroy and Barbara Blackman of Stafford, Va., Brenda Petite of Charlotte and James Hollis of Charlotte. Great-grandparents are William and Kathy Fordham of New Bern and Delroy and Sonia Blackman of Moreno Valley, Calif.

*** Wesley and Tammy Willis of New Bern announce the birth of a son, Wesley Edgar Willis Jr., on April 29, 2008, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville.

The baby weighed 8 pounds and was 19 1/2 inches long.

The mother is the former Tammy Byrd of New Bern.

Grandparents are Durwood and Debbie Byrd of New Bern. Great-grandparents are Ellen Robbins of New Bern and Pearl Hill of Yukon, Okla.

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