Ah,

summer... and the living is easy.

But

the gas prices are going up with the temperature.

As

a weekly service, The Citizen introduces the

Fayette Gas Gauge, which checks prices throughout

the county. The gauge looks for the lowest price

on self-service unleaded regular gas.

If

you discover a lower price than those we've

listed, tell us by e-mail at [email protected] .

AAA

Auto Club South reported in May that prices were

starting to stabilize, but are still up

dramatically. This May, the price for self-serve

regular unleaded averaged $1.35. But last year,

the price was 96.9 cents a gallon. For the last

five years, prices have fluctuated from a low of

89.9 cents in 1998 to $1.35 this year.

June

is off to a fast start, with prices beginning to

nudge up a bit.

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