By Associated Press
Oxford, AL – Calhoun County shoppers are paying a higher sales tax with the arrival of the new year.
The Calhoun County Commission and the Oxford City Council each approved one percent sales tax increases during 2008 to support schools. The tax hikes for the county and the city took effect on Thursday.
Shoppers in Oxford went from paying 8 percent to paying 10 percent.
The manager of the PetSmart store in Oxford, Jeremy Sanders, said cash registers were set to ring up the higher tax on New Year's Day.