In our local news today: the Arkansas Racing Commission has awarded the Pope County casino license to Gulfside; there were a string of vehicle break-ins on Wednesday night in both Morrilton and Perryville; the ADH reports 971 new COVID cases with eight more deaths; Wonderview schools has released its Ready for Learning plan; we'll check sports, and catch up with Kevin Van Pelt with the Conway County Extension office to talk about those seeds from China, and a new viral disease that has shown up in Arkansas.