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Culture  |  Guest Editorial  • 
June 29, 2022

SALTER: Want a neat, antiseptic death penalty policy? That’s never been how Death Row works

By: Sid Salter In some circles in recent weeks, there seems to be some unease about the approach of a new law that authorizes Mississippi Department of Corrections employees to decline the method of execution for Death Row inmates sentenced to be executed for their crimes. We’re not talking about whether the death penalty should…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
June 28, 2022

Republican Primary Runoff underway in Mississippi amid voter problems with SEMS

Voters who registered on May 31, 2022, may not be able to cast a traditional ballot but will be instructed to vote by absentee at the polls.  Voting began at 7:00 a.m. today in Mississippi Congressional Districts 2, 3, and 4 for the Republican Primary Runoff elections. The Secretary of State’s office reported that calls…