Alabama Power will refund $62 million
The Alabama Public Service Commission has approved $62 million in refunds to be paid to Alabama Power customers in August. The power company was above the allowed rate of return by $62 million in 2022. There’s no word, yet, on how much individual customers will see in refunds. – AL.com
Enterprise breaks ground on recreation, aquatics center
Enterprise has broken ground on a multi-million dollar recreation and aquatics center that will be the largest municipal building in the city. The facility will include indoor gyms, indoor and outdoor swimming pools and more. The 110,000-square-foot facility should be finished in late 2024.  – Bama Buzz
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June Jam returning to Fort Payne
June Jam, one of the biggest country music events in the nation until it stopped in 1997, will return June 3 at the VFW Fairgrounds in Fort Payne. Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, members of the band Alabama, made the announcement at the Fort Payne Chamber of Commerce’s Awards Banquet, where they accepted a lifetime achievement award along with Lisa Cook, widow of band member Jeff Cook. – News 19
Alabama ranks 4th in sales tax
Data released by the Tax Foundation shows that Alabama ranks fourth when it comes to combined state and local sales tax rates. The top five are Louisiana at 9.55%, Tennessee at 9.548%, Arkansas at 9.46%, Alabama at 9.25% and Oklahoma at 8.98%. Alabama ranks first on the list of average local sales tax rates, at 5.25%. – Tax Foundation
