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Workers recount the votes cast in the Atlanta mayoral election runoff  at the Fulton County Elections Preparation Center on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Keisha Lance Bottoms won the race by more than 800 votes against Mary Norwood.

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Workers recount the votes cast in the Atlanta mayoral election runoff at the Fulton County Elections Preparation Center on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. Keisha Lance Bottoms won the race by more than 800 votes against Mary Norwood.

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And the winner is ...

While a recount on Thursday confirmed Keisha Lance Bottoms as the next mayor of Atlanta, challenger Mary Norwood isn't quite ready to concede the Dec. 5 runoff that had attracted national attention. If you missed it, an interactive map shows the breakdown on Atlanta's mayoral votes. Click here.

College football’s Georgia connections

While the College Football Playoff games are still a couple of weeks away,  Georgia teams are playing Saturday in a bowl game and for a national championship.

In bowl game action, the GSU Panthers will be in the Cure Bowl that begins at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Orlando.

Closer to home for football fans, the Celebration Bowl kicked off at noon Saturday at Mercedez-Benz Stadium and being televised on WSB-TV Channel 2.

Kennesaw State University President Sam Olens addresses the crowd and graduating students at a commencement ceremony on May 10, 2017. 

Credit: Henry P. Taylor

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Credit: Henry P. Taylor

KSU president to step down

Sam Olens announced this past week that he would be stepping down as Kennesaw State University's president. Olens has had a high-profile political career in Georgia, but he faced challenges from the start with his role at KSU.