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criminal justice reporter for the @heraldleader | 23-24 @poynter fellow | former @richmondrnews reporter | journalist in recovery

Lexington, KY
Joined September 2016
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Taylor Six
2 months
As we close out Second Chance Month & Alcohol Awareness Month, I am excited to launch my @Poynter Innovation Project: The Journalists Recovery Network. The project is designed to give sober-curious writers an outlet to share thoughts & navigate options.
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Taylor Six
11 months
Governor Beshear comes up to greet supporters who chant for him ahead of the Fancy Farm political speeches.
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Taylor Six
2 years
NOT GUILTY: Jacouri Burns, 26, hugs his family after he is found not-guilty by a jury following a four day trial.
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In the hopes it encourages anyone else who may be struggling, today marks 2 years (730 consecutive days, but who’s counting) of sobriety. If I can do it, so can you! Don’t be afraid to ask for help. #WeDoRecover #recoveroutloud
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Taylor Six
11 months
My boyfriend just called Fancy Farm, ✨FANCY FEAST✨ and what a way to kick off the week before
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2 months
Today marks 2 years at the Herald-Leader.
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8 months
📍Madison Co. Public Library, Richmond Walked in at 8:56 am for #EarlyVoting and was out by 9 am 🗳️ #kygov
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Taylor Six
6 months
On this day 5 years ago, I began my career in journalism. Today I celebrate the ability to work for a company that values me as a person and professional. I celebrate the readers, sources & folks who share their stories with me for the sake of transparency. Here's to 5 more!
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Taylor Six
11 months
I get emotional about the fact I have the privilege to work with the entire @heraldleader news team. But to work with folks who have a combined total of 218 years of service is inspiring. Congrats to @billestep1 , @janetpattonhl , @johnclayiv , @markcstory , @vhspears1 & Mat Graf!
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Taylor Six
2 years
Sophia Rosing appeared in court on Monday via video conference where she could be seen crying. A not-guilty plea was entered on her behalf. Her bond was set at $10,000 cash. She is ordered to have no contact with Boyd Hall or the victim if she’s released.
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Taylor Six
1 year
In honor of it being my 1 year anniversary at the HL, here’s the pic I took my first day literally running out the door ft. my ex’s teapot!!! what a great year it’s been! 🥰
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Taylor Six
23 days
Watch as a tree snaps at my apartment complex in Madison County:
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Taylor Six
2 years
Eighteen seniors of the Black Male Working Academy in Lexington are celebrating Sunday with their academic signing announcements with their decisions of where they plan to attend college next semester.
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Taylor Six
2 months
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. I was in active addiction to alcohol at the time this photo was taken. Moments after it was taken, I was going to the bar. It would be 2 years before I would get help. If you want it, support is always out there.
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1 year
@teri_atthepaper Congratulations! My 18 months is coming up in June!
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11 months
So uh… as you guys know… I went to Fancy Farm, completing KY Bucket List 10! Quite literally on the way to the next
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2 years
Pulled over to take this on Jacks Creek Pike coming home from a ferry board meeting last night. KY sunsets are the best 🤩🌅
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3 months
Them: "Journalism takes you places!" The place:
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10 months
"I never met a Kentuckian who wasn't either thinking about going home or actually going home." - Happy Chandler Welcome back to the Bluegrass and to the @heraldleader , @EditorRAG !
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Taylor Six
11 months
Excited to be a part of this year's Poynter-Koch fellowship! 🙌
@Poynter
Poynter
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The Poynter Institute and Stand Together Fellowships are proud to welcome 61 early-career journalists to the prestigious Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship program.
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2 years
Gov. Beshear is speaking at the Perry County Courthouse and gave an update that 26 Kentuckians have been lost in the floods as of Sunday. "This is the most deadly and devastating flooding event I have seen in my lifetime."
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Taylor Six
5 days
Cracking open a cold one before noon
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Taylor Six
3 months
National Hug a Newsperson Day? No thanks. How about National Respond to my Open Records Request Within A Timely Manner & Unredacted ...Day(s).
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Taylor Six
4 years
Another day of reporting that there are no new cases of the coronavirus for Madison County. Fourteen of those cases have recovered. The total remains at 21 known cases for Madison County.
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Taylor Six
10 months
Our newsroom is a great team to be a part of. I’m so thankful! ⚾️⏰ @heraldleader
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Taylor Six
2 years
Sophia Rosing has waived her right to a preliminary hearing on Tuesday morning. Her case will automatically be sent to the Fayette Co. Grand Jury. She appeared in court with her parents, and attorney Fred Peters.
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Taylor Six
11 months
Since I’m no longer brunette and haven’t had a work related pic taken 👀 #NewProfilePic
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Taylor Six
4 years
There are no new positive cases for Madison County as of March 30 at 2 p.m. The total for positive cases of coronavirus in the county remains at eight.
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Taylor Six
1 year
Happy Monday, everyone! 🕵🏼‍♀️
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Taylor Six
11 months
A whopping 60 KY Bucket List experiences completed with my visits to the Wooldridge monuments & Noble Park 🙌🏼 Soon to be 61!
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Taylor Six
3 months
Another great shot by @sigh_las that I must have as my #NewProfilePic — at least temporarily
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Taylor Six
1 year
Thank you so much! Winning this award has been a goal of mine since I started. I can’t believe this happened 🙌🏼
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Kakie Urch
1 year
Here’s to ⁦ @TaylorSixHL ⁩ now at the ⁦ @heraldleader ⁩ but Journalist of the Year Weekly, Jon Fleishaker First Amendment Award Weekly and top of nearly every category bi-weekly for her her time at Richmond Register.
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Taylor Six
4 years
Another podcast in the books! I have had the pleasure of interviewing @michaeltbenson as a student at @eku so it was great to come back as an alum and journalist. To top it off, I got my selfie!
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Taylor Six
3 months
Ladies & gentlemen: ✨her✨ I’m still covering crime & courts, but I’m really looking forward to digging more into public safety and criminal justice accountability with @TessaDuvall at the helm! Congrats!
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Rick Green
3 months
Very excited to welcome @TessaDuvall as Politics + Public Affairs Editor at @heraldleader . It's a well-earned promotion for a talented journalist I've known from our days in Louisville. It's a move to strengthen our editing team + coach/guide our Frankfort-DC team. Congrats, TD
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Taylor Six
1 month
How it started ➡️ How it ended! I am so honored to have been a @Poynter fellow this year, and even more to be recognized by my cohort peers for the People’s Choice Award for my project — the Journalists Recovery Network. My heart is so full of love for this group of people.
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Taylor Six
1 year
my stomach doesn't always growl, but when it does, it's in a practically silent federal court sentencing
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Taylor Six
4 years
No new known cases of the coronavirus were reported today in Madison County. The total remains at 12 total cases.
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Taylor Six
11 months
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Taylor Six
1 year
New profile pic coming soon 👀
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KET Public Affairs
1 year
Watch Comment on Kentucky as Bill Bryant @kynewsmakers talks with @phillipmbailey of @USATODAY , @RylandKY of @KPR_Frankfort and @TaylorSixHL of @heraldleader . Tune in tonight at 8 on KET.
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Taylor Six
30 days
When will I stop tweeting about the excellence of this group? All signs 'poynt' to NEVERRRRR! 💙 @Poynter
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Taylor Six
4 years
ATTN JOURNALISTS/REPORTERS/WRITERS/BROADCASTERS: Congrats!! We have made it through another week of continuous coverage during a global, national and statewide pandemic. A lot of people may not say thank you, but no matter your outlet or medium: Thank you for your coverage!
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Taylor Six
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When I say I have that (watch)dog journalist in me, this is what I mean
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Taylor Six
1 year
Them: “You should try broadcast journalism.” Me trying broadcast journalism:
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Taylor Six
3 months
Wouldn't it be crazy if people were as quick to meet others with compassion, kudos & compliments as they are to offer up criticism, comparrison & negative commentary (even when things do go awry)?
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Taylor Six
2 years
Verdict in the case of Williams Inciting a riot: NG Resisting arrest: NG Disorderly conduct: G ($200 punishment) Possession of marijuana: NG
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Taylor Six
1 year
KY Bucket List #57 : watch a show at the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville 🎭✨ Fun fact — John Travolta performed here when he was 15, and stayed in the dorms.
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Taylor Six
4 years
For now the third day in a row, Madison County has received no, new positive cases for the coronavirus according to county health department officials. The total known case count for the county remains at 21.
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@TaylorSixHL
Taylor Six
2 years
Okay what is in the water?! I am waiting outside the courthouse again for jury deliberation and a little girl just came up to me and said, “Excuse me ma’am, are you a princess? Because you look like one!” What an angel 🤍🥺🥲
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Taylor Six
1 year
We had a good run you big couch potato. We will miss you and the house certainly won’t be the same without your goofy self. 🫶🏼
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Taylor Six
11 months
Farm weekend ✨🫶🏼
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Taylor Six
11 months
Me: writing a wedding planning feature having been a crime reporter for the past 16 months...
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Taylor Six
4 years
Madison county voters stand in line outside in 33-degree weather the Monday before Election Day to vote.
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Taylor Six
2 years
As a state, KY locks up a higher % of its people than any democracy on earth, according to the KCEP. Policy experts are sounding the alarm that the state’s already high incarceration rate could worsen following the passage of several bills in KY’s most recent legislative session.
@heraldleader
Lexington Herald-Leader
2 years
Since 2011, the General Assembly has passed 71 bills which increase or create more penalties, compared with 12 bills to lower penalties or jail time.
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Taylor Six
4 years
Mayor Robert Blythe helps unveil the Millstone Park mural Saturday morning.
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Taylor Six
1 year
From the inbox. In a word: No.
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Taylor Six
2 years
POV for voting in Madison County at the library. Full parking lots and long lines that are moving quickly! Happy early voting 🗳
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Taylor Six
1 year
“It was such a twisted experience being pregnant with a baby I desperately wanted, lying there hoping its heart had stopped,” she said shakily. “It was horrible to have to wish for that in order to receive care. It just felt so unsafe and cruel.”
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Taylor Six
1 year
Not my mom again failing to understand I ✨work✨ in news. Not only that, but she shared the entire coverage to showcase me on camera for maybe 5 seconds 🤦🏼‍♀️ We stan a proud mom, but, we’re going about this all wrong!
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Taylor Six
2 years
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Kaitlin Thorne
2 years
These costumes are getting real niche.
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I am also very proud to have been a part of this extremely hardworking team. They deserve every accolade for their dedication to small town journalism and transparency. The Register will always be where my journo journey began, and I am forever thankful.
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Richmond Register
1 year
The Richmond Register was named the best newspaper in its division Friday night by the Kentucky Press Association (KPA) for their coverage of Madison County in 2022.
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Taylor Six
5 years
EKU President Michael Benson has announced his resignation from his position effective Jan. 6, 2020. He did so via an email sent from his office Wednesday morning. Read about it in tomorrow’s @RichmondRnews .
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Taylor Six
11 months
New from @TessaDuvall ⬇️ Breonna Taylor factor: How will Cameron’s handling of case play into KY governor’s race?
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Lexington Herald-Leader
11 months
“I think Daniel Cameron makes a grave mistake by underestimating Black women,” said one Louisville activist. “The only thing I am committed to — the only thing — is to make sure that Daniel Cameron will never be governor of Kentucky.”
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Taylor Six
2 years
good morning to witnesses who speak loudly, clearly and spell out their name for the record 🤗
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Taylor Six
9 months
Myself and @ryanhermens are here at the Nelson Co. Justice Center for the first court apperance of Brooks Houck, who was arrested last week for murder and evidence tampering of his former girlfriend, Crystal Rogers.
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Taylor Six
2 years
“I get my life back. I get my name back.” - Sarah Williams after being found not guilty of inciting a riot, resisting arrest and possession of marijuana.
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Taylor Six
4 years
Just found out Netflix’s number one show, “The Queen’s Gambit,” was created based off a book written by 1945 @EKUModel graduate Walter Tevis! ♟ 👑 😮
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Taylor Six
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So excited to see all these beautiful, smart, talented journalists this week 🤗💕✨
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Taylor Six
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My dad and I are super sentimental beings. When he was a single dad to toddler Taylor he saved tickets for things he took me to: Ringling Brothers, my first movie, & the aquarium. Also, the 1999 Southern Lights. Sponsored by none other than the Lexington Herald-Leader.
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Taylor Six
1 year
One of my favorite Christmas gifts ✍🏼
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Taylor Six
20 days
I thrifted this cup (and more) and am very excited about it.
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Taylor Six
2 years
Super honored and proud to have this recognition. 💕
@RichmondRnews
Richmond Register
2 years
Richmond Register senior reporter Taylor Six has claimed the top spot in this year's Best of CNHI competition.
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Taylor Six
1 year
I just want some people to long for local news the way my nephew does his new Nintendo Switch 😫
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Taylor Six
2 years
The 10th annual 9/11 Stair Climb is about to begin at Kroger Field. Participants will climb the equivalent of 110 flights of stairs to honor and remember the 403 firefighters and police officers killed on September 11, 2001.
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Taylor Six
4 years
There are no new cases of the coronavirus in Madison County for Saturday, April 25. The total number of cases remains at 25 with 17 of those recovered and one death. This leaves seven active cases in Madison County.
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Taylor Six
1 year
Please don't touch me but please read these stories from the HL 🫶
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Andrew Henderson
1 year
From me on National Hug a Newsperson Day
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Taylor Six
3 years
The Christmas Tree is going up in front of the county courthouse just four days ahead of the Richmond Christmas Parade. Who else is excited? 🎄🧑‍🎄
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Taylor Six
3 years
MEDIA ETHICS 101: Please at least cite the news outlet you plagiarize from regularly and post as your own content.
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Taylor Six
1 year
I gotta say, it's giving me heart palpitations thinking about leaving my work laptop behind for a week and silencing all notifications...
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Taylor Six
5 years
How Madison County voted — read about it in tomorrow’s @RichmondRnews .
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Taylor Six
2 years
She was also ordered by the judge to not consume alcohol if she is released. Her attorney, Fred Peters, stated the family shared this was “completely out of character for their daughter.” And she had “never acted this way before.”
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Taylor Six
1 year
It just ✨tickles✨me to death when my parents ask me if I know about something newsworthy that took place. "There was xyz that happened today. Did you know about that?" Yes (insert family member here), I quite literally wrote a story about this at my job today.
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Taylor Six
1 year
Things I love as a reporter: - Crossing stories I have been following off a long list - Saving personal numbers of sources - Thorough admittance of court docs online
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Taylor Six
1 year
June 6, 2020
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old ben (gone and forgotten)
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Drop a cool photo of you doing your job!
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Taylor Six
1 year
pov: ur a court reporter on lunch break during jury deliberations (this is cold pasta & I put crushed red pepper on literally anything)
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Taylor Six
2 years
Good morning, but…
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Taylor Six
2 years
About 10 emergency vehicles are responding to a multiple-vehicle collision on I-75 Southbound near the 100 mile marker. According to dispatch, 10 vehicles are involved in the accident. Traffic is beginning to back up to Exit 104. Avoid the area if possible.
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Taylor Six
8 years
"Tenured jobs aren't getting cut, but there are no cost savings," says Mott #EKUFacultySenate
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Taylor Six
2 years
September sunsets ✨
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Taylor Six
5 years
It is a packed house at the Richmond City Hall for the swearing in ceremony for the new and returning city commissioners and Mayor Robert Blythe. @RichmondRnews
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Taylor Six
2 years
Thanks to my Secret Santa @LaurenGorla for my awesome handmade boggin 🙌🏼🎄
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Taylor Six
1 year
This is the one 😂 My response: "I am a crime reporter, so I would really hope that I am not in fact going to be covering a single thing about you."
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Brooke Eberle
1 year
Dating apps be like: “Wait you’re a journalist? Why don’t you write a story about me haha 🤪”
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Taylor Six
1 year
As part of the breaking news desk...I can confirm I would not be under the 55 minutes mark alongside them. Aside from that, my coworkers are super freaking rad. Congrats to them and others who took part in the race!
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Jeremy Chisenhall
1 year
"This year, breaking news reporter Chris Leach (40:31.8), breaking news editor Jeremy Chisenhall (50:10) and photographer Silas Walker (54:21) all successfully finished within 55 minutes." Another successful year of surviving the Bluegrass 10,000.
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Taylor Six
1 year
Linda Trapp needed a COVID test to return to the CAC shelter she stays in. ER staff wouldn't give her one. Body camera footage shows the situation escalate in the moments before she was arrested and allegedly injured by police. New from me ⬇️
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Taylor Six
5 years
The Madison County Fiscal Court approves the first reading to rescind the Ad Valorem tax rate increase, which was said to be placed on the Nov. 2020 ballot after a petition was certified with almost 4,000 signatures. Magistrate Combs voted against this, stating, “it’s not right.”
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Taylor Six
4 years
Madison County Health Department confirms four new confirmed cases of coronavirus in Madison County as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. The county now has a total of six confirmed cases. Read it in tomorrow’s @RichmondRnews .
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Taylor Six
4 years
There are no new positive lab cases of the coronavirus as of Sunday, March 29 according to the Madison County Health Dept. The total for the county remains at 8 positive cases.
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Taylor Six
11 months
People when they find out my middle and last name read: "Paige Six"
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