In our local news today: Tuesday accidents fatal to two; after 12 years vacant, Mitchell lot to become city hub; the SCCSD Board approves extra-duty pay & calendar revision; local COVID numbers decline again; Atkins-based farm first in Arkansas to sell rice to China; the fate of the Pope County Casino still in the hands of the Arkansas Supreme Court; we'll check sports, and have a visit with Ray Payne and Walter Hervey on behalf of the Disabled American Veterans.