After reaching their highest level since May, gas prices in Mississippi are beginning to come down. AAA says the statewide average has dropped about four and a half cents since peaking at $4.01 on Saturday. Locally, only four counties are averaging below $4– Neshoba and Montgomery at $3.97 and Holmes and Leake at $3.98. The auto club says Winston is averaging $4.01 and Choctaw $4.03. The average price countywide in Attala is $4.06 and in Carroll County, $4.08. GasBuddy.com says the lowest price it’s found at an individual gas station in this area is $3.81 in Philadelphia. In Carthage, gas is selling for as little as $3.84 a gallon, in Louisville it’s $3.89 and Kosciusko’s lowest price, according to the phone app, is $3.94.
