Gas Prices On The Rise
You may have noticed prices at the gas pump going up in Cocke County. The average price for regular in Cocke County is now at $2.84. That is just above the Tennessee state average of $2.82. If you want the cheapest gas prices in the area, go to Greene County. Average price there is $2.69. Hamblen and Sevier Counties are at $2.85 and Jefferson County is $2.80. The cheapest gas price in Tennessee is way out west in Henry County at $2.65. The highest in Williamson County just south of Nashville. Motorists filling up in Williamson County are paying an average of $3.12.
The US average is sitting at $3.11 as of Thursday morning. Tennessee is still one of the cheapest in the nation for gas prices. Neighboring North Carolina sits at $2.87 and Virginia has an average of $3.06. The lowest prices in the nation are in Mississippi with an average of $2.68. Hawaii has the highest at $4.55 and California is next at $4.45.