ARVBands new APA Associate

Member

APA welcomes Arkansas River Valley Bands, an online news organization based in Van Buren, as an Associate Member. The news site is dedicated to covering local high school band programs.

Owner and Photographer Christopher Welch launched Arkan sas River Bands in June 2017 to highlight the hard work and ded ication of high school musicians in Alma, Booneville, Cedarville, Charleston, County Line, Fort Smith, Greenwood, Hackett, Lava ca, Magazine, Mansfield, Mountainburg, Ozark, Paris, Van Buren and Waldron.

“Arkansas River Valley Bands, or ARVBands, was started because I saw a hole in the media coverage of these talented young musicians,” Welch said. “It first began using only my cellphone and a small camera.”