Five Star Food Mart dropped the price of regular gasoline to $1.999 Friday, shortly after noon. It has been almost two years since a gallon of gas could be purchased for less than $2 in western Kentucky.
According to Sue Farley with AAA national office, it was Jan. 25, 2007, when gas was below 2 bucks in western Kentucky. On that date, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded was $1.999 in the Owensboro Metro area. There are no statistics available specifically for Marion, Farley said.
Gas prices have been steadily dropping across the nation the last few weeks, but the tumble did not begin until after the price of a gallon of regular gasoline reached an all-time high in Marion.
Less than two months ago, on Sept. 12, gas was selling for $4.149 a gallon at the same Marion convenience store. That marked the first time a gallon of gas sold for more than $4 locally.
Today, the average price of a gallon of gas in the nation is $2.314 and $2.104 in Kentucky, according to AAA's Web site.
