The Southern Regional Board of Education is going to have one new face when it reorganizes on Jan. 4, but longtime board member Kevin Lyons’ seat is safe for another three years.

In his largest challenge in many years, Lyons managed to hold on in his bid for re-election as one of the six Stafford Township representatives on Southern’s board, taking 3,916 votes (51.03%) to Joseph Mangino’s 3,727 votes (48.57%).