Gas Prices on the Rise in Most Areas

gas pricesMotorists likely noticed an increase in prices at the pump last week. Gas prices are following their seasonal upward trend, increasing an average of 6 cents in the past week. The national average rose 11 days in a row – the longest streak of increases since May 2015 – for a total of 11 cents before leveling-out on Sunday.
In Tennessee, gas prices have increased nine of the past 10 days, for a total of 9 cents. The state average price of $1.60 is 7 cents higher than last week, but 63 cents lower than this time last year and $1.62 lower than the price on March 6, 2014.
The low price in Coffee County this week is in Tullahoma at $1.40 per gallon and in Manchester the low price is $1.55.