Fuel barbecue big step closer; rotating Friday night hours for Creekside Restaurant. Rome Gladiators indoor soccer premieres this week -- but they'll be road warriors. COVID surge has little impact on area vaccination rates.

Today's first headlines:

• Dining: Fuel barbecue looks just about ready on East 12th Street. Creekside Restaurant in Cave Spring adding reservations-only service on rotating Fridays starting Jan. 29.
• Rome Gladiators indoor soccer team debuts Thursday in Memphis; all games will be on-the-road this season. Here's how to watch them.
• COVID surge did little to boost vaccinations in Northwest Georgia last week; Floyd numbers among the lowest we've tracked.
• Ware Mechanical Weather: Low to mid 70s through Thursday with maybe an inch of rain spread across several days.
• Obituaries: No additional obituaries from Saturday.
• Dining: Public Health restaurant inspection scores return Tuesday.
• Crimewatch brought to you by Big Dan's Car Wash. Updates on arrests.

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Truett's Chick-fil-A Sports Report

• Falcons home vs. Detroit, 1 p.m. Sunday, Fox 5, 92.9 FM and Le Mejor.
• Georgia vs. Michigan, Orange Bowl, 7:30 p.m. Friday.
• Alabama vs. Cincinnati, Cotton Bowl, 3:30 p.m. Friday.
• Monday's bowl games.
• Model Big Blue Classic starts Tuesday.