Gas prices in Mississippi are at their highest point since May and are threatening to reach a level not seen in more than four years. AAA says the statewide average this morning is $3.99. That’s up 10 cents in the past week. In May, the average price peaked at $4.01, the most Mississippians have paid since July of 2022. Locally, several counties are already averaging above $4, including Attala at $4.09, Carroll at $4.07, Neshoba at $4.05 and Winston at $4.01. The average price in Choctaw County is $3.99, it’s $3.97 in Holmes County, $3.95 in Leake County and $3.94 in Montgomery County.
GasBuddy.com, which looks at prices city by city, is still listing Philadelphia as having the cheapest gas around, as low as $3.39. The phone app says the lowest price it’s found in Carthage is $3.85, in Louisville $3.91 and in Kosciusko, $3.94.
