The storied football rivalry between Arkansas and Texas renews Saturday. We’ll talk a look back at some of the most memorable games in the series with people who were there to see them, Clay Henry, Grant Hall and former Razorback Tom Ginn.

The NWADG sports staff recaps the second week of the prep football season, Bentonville’s loss to Conway, and Farmington’s big Highway 62 Battle win against Prairie Grove among other games in the region.

We also discuss prep volleyball as Springdale Har-Ber moves to 10-0 on the season.

Producing “Avenue Q” has meant lots of new experiences at Arkansas Public Theatre, including — of course — puppets but also putting the show together with a new music director, Wendell Jones. Director Ed McClure and Jones chat with Features Editor Becca Martin-Brown in this What’s Up! podcast.

Look for the story in this weekend's What Up! nwaonline.com/features/whatsup/

Meet Nick Robbins. He runs Returning Home, a ministry designed to help formerly incarcerated people return to their communities. Why does he do it? Because he’s been there himself.

On this week’s Prep Rally podcast the NWADG sports staff recaps the Battle of Rogers Ave., and the other opening week games. They also discuss the halftime ceremony on Friday night in Greenwood when former quarterback Aaron Gamble, who was killed in a car wreck this summer, will have his jersey retired.

The Walton Arts Center 2021-22 season kicks off Sept. 10 with the first show on the Starrlight Jazz Club Series. Jazz Curator at the WAC, Robert Ginsburg, joins What’s Up! Associate Editor Jocelyn Murphy to discuss the five performances on the lineup.

If you think Riley Nicholson can only make beautiful music, has he got a surprise for you! The executive director of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas also makes the best of simple comfort food. Listen to a conversation kicking off the new “Local Flavors” feature as Nicholson chats with Features Editor Becca Martin-Brown.

Dr. Marti Sharkey, Fayetteville's public health officer, joins us to discuss the latest related to covid-19 and Northwest Arkansas, including the issue of prescribing ivermectin for covid treatment.

How did it started as a treatment? What are the risks? We'll also talk about the Bikes, Blues and BBQ postponement and more.

Look for the stories this weekend at www.nwaonline.com.

The start of the high school football season is the topic of conversation with NWADG sports reporters Chip Souza, Rick Fires, Paul Boyd, Henry Apple and Leland Barclay as they preview the Battle of Rogers Ave., a crosstown rivalry between Fort Smith Northside and Southside. They also recap this week’s prep volleyball action.

After months of delay, local leaders are finally getting a look at detailed census data, which will be used to determine everything from state funding levels to election boundaries for federal, state and local offices. It looks like big changes are on the way on a lot of different fronts. We’ll talk about it on Know the News.