Amanda Heckert

Executive editor, @gardenandgun. Native of the Palmetto State. Hush puppy is my cellar door.

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2. “She’s One of Florida’s Most Lethal Python Hunters” @gardenandgun

“Liles recounts this dangerous—but very necessary—work with deep care and respect for all the humans and animals in the story.”

https://t.co/kPyXOjE3Dj

[Seth Wickersham @SethWickersham]

Maybe you’ve read a story about a football coach before. Or you’ve read many. But you’ve never read one about a coach and his relationship with … glasses. By ⁦@JustinHeckert⁩ https://t.co/o93A1taiRz

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"I understand why she will jump on a seventeen-foot python and set aside her love of snakes to drive a pithing knife into its brain." —Lindsey Liles for @gardenandgun

https://t.co/wOpUD5AoXG

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“We all see disasters around the world, but this I can help with,” says Marshall Chipley, one of the volunteer pilots bringing relief to flood disaster zones. More on Operation Airdrop: https://t.co/SQW3qPyRbd

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Asheville resident JJ Apodaca, a biologist and G&G Champion of Conservation, reflects on the most devastating disaster in Western North Carolina history—and on the road to recovery: https://t.co/adJGXBsqBo

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We’re continuing to update the list of organizations providing aid to those in areas affected by Hurricane Helene. See the list here for how you can help: https://t.co/WTgLIeD267

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Georgia’s pecan farms take a devastating hit from Helene: https://t.co/yiaW56Qre5

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A dispatch from author Mark Powell in Boone, North Carolina, where the devastation from Helene is widespread: https://t.co/OR8MlcuX8P

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Our hearts go out to all those affected by Hurricane Helene. Here are some local and regional organizations providing relief for those in the path of the deadly storm. (We’ll continue to update this list.) https://t.co/1U89G7NXSZ

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Meet Dory, the raccoon who tried to win our #GoodDogPhotoContest. Unfortunately she was disqualified (imagine the mayhem if we allowed non-dogs), but we know the internet loves an underdog—erm, raccoon. Read Dory's story (And remember to enter your pup): https://t.co/GBxHNjuxPf

[Brett Martin @brettmartin]

Still slots available for this class and experiential retreat that the great Wayne Curtis and I are inaugurating in New Orleans this fall. Check out the details at https://t.co/E3bUOrY398, tell your friends, and come down to see us!

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Barbara Howar, the provocative Washington insider and socialite turned broadcaster and author, has died at 89. Read our story from 2021 that recounted the North Carolina–raised pioneer's fearless and remarkable life: https://t.co/p5i0AqEP4n

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Po'boys are just the start. Making the case for New Orleans as the sandwich capital of America: https://t.co/RS8ClKLCIa

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At the Olympics, you’ll recognize Southern athletes like A’ja Wilson, Simone Biles, and Katie Ledecky—but here are ten more to cheer on: https://t.co/61qv4u2uj3

[Seth Wickersham @SethWickersham]

Emmett Till would have turned 83 years of age today. Preorder Wright Thompson's amazing book on Till now.
https://t.co/WyNc2e3sVC

[Bronwen Dickey @BronwenDickey]

My latest for @gardenandgun: a profile of the great @mollytuttle, with assists from @davematthewsbnd, @KetchSecor, and more. This was a fun one.

https://t.co/dVZbdymeTV

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The electrifying guitar virtuoso @mollytuttle is putting out her boldest bluegrass yet, after years of overcoming insecurity and doubt. Read our new feature: https://t.co/sW4XFTJqCG

[Justin Heckert @JustinHeckert]

I spoke with @finebaum in his Charlotte studio about how COVID changed his professional life, NIL and modern CFB, what it was like to perform the eulogies at some of his longtime callers’ funerals, and of course using a “W” to pronounce his first name. https://t.co/jdfOffNMVb

[Paul Finebaum @finebaum]

Thanks to ⁦@JustinHeckert⁩ and ⁦@gardenandgun⁩ for making this so enjoyable. https://t.co/zyHe36C0wm

[Megan Fernandez @MeganFernandez7]

Emma Navarro said she didn't think she would ever win a WTA title. And now here she is, title-holder and leading the No. 2 seed on Center Court at #Wimbledon for a spot in the quarters.
https://t.co/qMkjkNOcU2