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Nichols sworn-in as Fairfield mayor

Place 3 City Council member Bobby Nichols was sworn-in as the new Fairfield mayor on Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, by retiring Mayor Kenneth Hughes. Nichols will hold the title of mayor until at least May 2026, the next mayoral election.
Kenneth Hughes receives a plaque for his time serving as the Fairfield Mayor from new Fairfield Mayor Bobby Nichols on Tuesday evening, Jan. 14. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Fairfield Recorder

Place 3 City Council member Bobby Nichols was sworn-in as the new Fairfield mayor on Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, by retiring Mayor Kenneth Hughes. Nichols will hold the title of mayor until at least May 2026, the next mayoral election.

Nichols praised Hughes for the great job he has done for the city.

He pointed out that while Hughes was mayor, the city remodeled the civic center, purchased the city hall, put in new basketball courts, improved the city park, and worked with the fair board on the new facilities at the fairgrounds.

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