Want to Save on Gas? Fill Up in Arkansas

The price of gas in Mississippi has now gone up 18 days in a row.  AAA says this morning’s increase in the average price statewide is about six cents, putting us at a three and a half year high at a little over $3.40.  The auto club says the last time we were paying that much was in August of 2022.   Since the increases began at the end of February, the average price across Mississippi has gone up a total of 88 cents.   And we continue to fall behind other states where prices haven’t risen as fast.  For example, AAA says gas is selling for about 12 cents a gallon less in Arkansas right now.  A total of nine states, mostly in the Midwest, have cheaper gas than we do.