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Newly elected members of the Chickasha City Council received the oath of office April 21. The councilors include, from left: Kim Irving, Ward 3; Lisa Hatchett, Ward 4; Georgianne Hebblethwaite, Ward 2; and Clark Southard, Ward 1. Irving defeated former Councilman R.P. Ashanti-Alexander in the April 1 election and succeeds Oscar Nelson, who did not file for another term after serving on the council for a little over six years. Hatchett defeated incumbent Kelly Boyd and two other opponents. Hebblethwaite was reelected to her third two-year term as a city councilor. Southard replaces Brian Gerdes, who stepped down after five years on the council.