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Jacksonville State University’s board of trustees executive committee is looking for more revenue streams and will investigate selling beer at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. The Anniston Star reports university President Bill Meehan said he wants to take some time to see what type of revenue stream the university could develop by partnering with a corporate beer company before taking any action. The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board would have to OK alcohol sales at the stadium.

More news from around Alabama:

Woman arrested for duct-taping, blindfolding 4-year-old: A Lawrence County woman is in jail after police said she duct-taped and blindfolded her 4-year-old son before locking him in a dark bathroom as punishment for crying, Florence’s TimesDaily reports.

No new farm critters allowed: Carbon Hill’s city council has declared a moratorium on anyone adding to the farm animal population in city limits. Jasper’s Daily Mountain Eagle reports the council is in the process of drawing up an ordinance to ban bringing in new animals — horses and such already living in town will be grandfathered in.

Lake Martin cleanup to cost $1 million-plus: The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the Lake Martin cleanup from the April 27 storms should be completed by July 4 at a cost of more than $1 million. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been removing debris for about a week, the paper reports.

Dothan teacher charged with having sex with student: An art teacher and tennis coach at Dothan’s Northview High School has been arrested on charges of “felony school employee engaging in a sex act or sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19,” the Dothan Eagle reports.

Alabama State Troopers target Tuscaloosa-Birmingham corridor: The Interstate 20/59 corridor between Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, one of the most heavily traveled roads in Alabama, will be saturated by state troopers the rest of June, The Tuscaloosa News reports. Aggressive drivers who drive too fast, tailgate and make unsafe lane changes will be on the troopers’ radar during a safety initiative called TACT: Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks.

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