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Father of Mid-South judge missing, could be in Oxford

Father of Mid-South judge missing, could be in Oxford

The father of a Mid-South judge has disappeared.

Police have issued a city watch for Judge Betty Moore's father. His name is Willie Burnett, and he is 78 years old.

His family said he suffers from Dementia and went missing Friday morning.

They said he was last seen leaving the 260 block of Simpson Avenue around 6 a.m. Friday morning in a 2004 GMC black Sierra with a silver tool box. The Tennessee licenses plate is 929FLW

His family believes he might be on his way to Oxford, Miss., which is where he is from.

"But we've looked everywhere. We're looking everywhere and anywhere. Just in case he is somewhere and we need to get to him as quick as we can," said Moore.

Burnett was last seen wearing a maroon sweatshirt with white letters, yellow corduroy jacket and tan pants.

If you see him please call the Missing Persons Bureau at 901-636-4479 or Memphis Police at 901-545-2677.

Reward offered to help find missing man

Reward offered to help find missing man

A reward is being offered for information that would help find a missing man, according to The Oxford Eagle.

The Lafayette County Crimestoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information on 27-year-old McKenzie Darrell Frierson.

He's been missing for two weeks from the West Springhill community.

Ole Miss cooks up marijuana pain patch

OXFORD, MS- (WMC-TV) - Ole Miss is home to the only legally grown marijuana crop in the nation and a new development there is creating quite a buzz.

Faculty and student researchers say they created a new pain reliever in the form of a patch.

Dr. Mahmoud Elsohly is a faculty member at the School of Pharmacy at Ole Miss. He and his team have been working inside their marijuana research lab for nearly seven years to find alternative uses for THC, which is the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

"The plant itself has a great potential for good medicine coming out of the Cannabis plant, but certainly not in smoking of the drug," said Dr. Mahmoud Elsohly.

Dr. Elsohly is not a fan of legalizing the drug, but he is a fan of his newest creation -- a pot pain reliever in the form of a patch that is placed over the gum line in patients who have problems taking the drug in pill form.

Mississippians are 'most religious' in the country

Mississippians are 'most religious' in the country

Mississippi tops the list of most religious states once again, according to a new Gallup poll.

The survey found that 58% of people living there consider themselves very religious.

Utah and Alabama tied for second in the poll with 56%.

Arkansas ranks fifth and Tennessee ranks seventh. Vermont is the least religious, according to the poll.

Baptist Memorial Hospital plans for new ER

Baptist Memorial Hospital plans for new ER

One Mid-South hospital is determined to better serve you.

Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Mississippi wants to build a completely new emergency room.

The hospital's current emergency facility has seven rooms.

The new facility would have 22 rooms.

Before the hospital can start building, the Mississippi Department of Health must approve the $12 million extension.

Hugh Freeze discusses signing day

Excitement is still overflowing at Ole Miss after the historic signing last week.

According to The Oxford Eagle, the Rebels have been rumored to be piecing together one of the country’s top signing classes, but that was all just talk until last Wednesday.