LOOK: Nathan Deal posts photo of personalized SEC Championship ring

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is officially a part of the Georgia Bulldogs 2017 SEC Championship winning team.

Deal posted a photo Thursday of himself with a personalized championship ring that read, “Governor” on the side.

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"With an SEC championship, one Rose Bowl title and six NFL draft picks this year, there's a new standard in Athens," Deal wrote on Twitter. "This ring is only one of many more to come for @FootballUGA, as we look forward to the kickoff of the 2018 season in just 100 days. #GoDawgs."

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Family, food and football: Continuing the tradition of giving thanks

AJC Senior Sports Editor Rod Beard carries on an Atlanta tradition started seven decades ago by AJC writer Furman Bisher, with Thanksgiving thoughts.

Georgia State falls to New Mexico State at the Cancun Challenge, 77-58

Led by Jemel Jones' 12 points, the New Mexico State Aggies defeated the Georgia State Panthers 77-58 on Wednesday at the Cancun Challenge

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Metro Atlanta retailers hopeful for strong holiday season after chaotic year

Some independent retailers in metro Atlanta are entering this holiday season feeling battered by what they call a chaotic year.

$21B data center proposal aims to become one of Georgia’s largest

Trammell Crow Co. is planning a $21 billion technology campus for a 1,632-acre site along I-75 roughly 60 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.

This metro Atlanta couple spearheaded a change in football helmets

Erin and Lee Hanson are the founders behind Guardian Sports, the company that makes the Guardian Caps worn by college football and NFL players.