Baptists Crack Down On Sex Offenders
Some 10,000 sexual predators are now listed on S-B-C web. The Southern Baptist Convention's Web page lists the names of pastors both indicted and convicted of sexual abuse among its database. The listings for finding clergy members at SBC's MinisterSearch, include a former Cordova pastor charged in October with rape and sexual battery. Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have condemned sexual predators and urge churches to flush out molesters using federal background checks.

Smoking Tax Anniversary
It will be a year ago tomorrow when Tennessee increased it's cigarette tax, making it higher than it's eight neighboring states. Tennessee officials say 10-months isn't enough time to measure the health impact of tripling the cigarette tax, but it has some smokers buying in other states. The state has also banned smoking in offices, restaurants and other public places. Plus, limiting smoking to adult-only businesses such as bars or smoking lounges.

DCS Layoffs, Grants End
The Tennessee Department of Children's Services is losing probation officers, because of an unexpected change in federal Medicaid rules. Layoffs of 160 D-C-S employees is costing the department 73-million dollars. To make up part of that shortfall, D-C-S is ending 12-million dollars in grants to courts, community programs and schools that use the money to keep hundreds of children and teens out of jail and the foster care system.

New Tennessee Laws In Effect Tomorrow
More new laws get Tennessee in compliance with federal standards...Starting tomorrow, homeless sex offenders will have to register monthly, and all sex offenders will have to turn over a D-N-A sample. Offenders will also have to give law enforcement their on-line identities like e-mail addresses or instant messaging accounts. Plus, drivers could be charged with reckless driving, if they ignore road closure signs and drive through flooded roads. Using the on-line software that scalpers used to buy concert tickets in bulk on-line will now be illegal. Looking to sell copper or a catalytic converter? You'll have to be registered with a recycling center and the sellers will be paid with a check. These changes help Tennessee comply with federal standards starting tomorrow.

Dyersburg Garbage Pick-up Schedule For July 4
the Dyersburg sanitation department will take a holiday Friday... that being said, be sure to put your garbage out on Thursday if your trash is picked up on Fridays.

Fireworks Safety
Visit the National Council on Fireworks Safety.  Click here.

Sports Wrap
TORONTO 1, ATLANTA 0
CHI WHITE SOX 5, CHI CUBS 1
STLCARDS 9, KC ROYALS 6

THE CARDINALS HOST A 4 GAME SERIES WITH THE NEW YORK METS BEGINNING TONIGHT.  HEAR THE ON-DECK SHOW AT 5:22 ON OLDIES 1450 AM AND 101.7 FM.

Weather Where You Are
BEAUTIFUL WEEK IN STORE FOR US THROUGH THURSDAY... DAYTIME HIGHS 82 TO 90, OVERNIGHT LOWS 60 TO 70.  THUNDERSTORMS RETURN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND... MAY HAVE A WET INDEPENDENCE DAY... KEEP THE UMBRELLA NEARBY TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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