Ariel Lavery

Co-Host and Managing Producer for Middle of Everywhere

Ariel grew up in and became disenchanted with suburbia early on. Since childhood, she yearned for rural farm life and has now made a chance landing in rural Murray, KY. She holds a BFA and MFA in Studio Art.“ I am driven to collect the stories and histories of rural folk, the people who , in some ways, have the most immediate connection to our history as a country. ” -Ariel

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Housing

A Paducah motel was shut down this winter after putting tenants at risk. Some hope this will spark new regulations.

Ariel Lavery

When a polar vortex chilled western Kentucky this winter, a local school worker got a concerning call about the Noble Lodge Apartments, a motel complex in midtown Paducah that was housing more than 70 people.