It’s Day 12 of the Gas Price Spike
Gas prices continue to climb in Mississippi. AAA says the average price statewide is up 7 cents this morning, now at $3.115. We're paying 57-cents more for gas after 12 straight days of rising prices.
Author: Randy Bell
It’s Election Day in Mississippi
Mississippi’s junior senator in Washington faces a challenge in one of the federal primary elections on the ballot today. Cindy Hyde-Smith has served in the Senate since 2018 and is running against a doctor, Sarah Adlakha, in the Republican primary. Three Democrats are seeking... Read More.
Gas Price Update: A Few Cents More
The price of gas in Mississippi is edging higher. AAA reports that the average price statewide is up another four cents this morning, now at $3.04. That’s the most we’ve paid since May of 2024.
Gas Prices in MS Top $3
For the first time since July 2024, the average price for gas in Mississippi has risen above $3 a gallon. AAA says pump prices statewide have jumped more than 45 cents since last Monday, now averaging $3.005. The auto club says the only states... Read More.
Gas Prices Creep Higher in MS
Increases in the price of gas in Mississippi are slowing as the statewide average near $3 a gallon. AAA says it's now $2.989, up three cents since Saturday. That's 44 cents more than we were paying a week ago.
AAA: Gas Price Average in MS Moving Closer to $3
Gas prices in Mississippi are up an average of another seven and a half cents a gallon this morning to $2.959. AAA says the statewide average has jumped more than 40 cents since Monday.
Gas Prices in MS: How High Will They Go?
The price of gas is still climbing across Mississippi but the rate of increase is slowing. AAA's average price statewide is up another six and a half cents this morning to $2.883, following an 8-cent jump on Thursday. The auto club says the average... Read More.
Gas Prices Continue to Climb
The price of gas in Mississippi is now at its highest point since September of 2024. As concerns continue over oil supplies in the Middle East, AAA says the average pump price statewide has jumped another eight cents this morning, now at just under... Read More.
MS Gas Prices Now Highest Since Last Spring
Gas prices continue to skyrocket across Mississippi with AAA’s statewide average up 19 cents since Monday. And in some places, the price hikes have been much more dramatic, 30 cents a gallon or more. The auto club says gas across the state is selling... Read More.
Iran Bombing Triggers Gas Price Increase
Gas prices are shooting up across Mississippi after President Trump's decision to attack Iran. The price of oil is climbing and AAA says the average price for a gallon of gas in the state has jumped almost a dime since Monday, to around $2.64... Read More.
MS Flu Rate Inches Higher
Mississippi’s flu rate has crept slightly higher but there are bigger problems in other parts of the country. The CDC says ten states now have more flu activity in Mississippi. That includes two of our neighbors, Louisiana and Alabama. In Mississippi, doctors who report... Read More.
MS Flu Cases Reach Season High
Mississippi’s flu rate is now at its highest level of the season, jumping above the previous peak that we saw around Christmas. Doctors who file reports with the Health Department say they saw almost 16,000 patients during the week ending February 7th with more... Read More.
