According to GasBuddy, the average price in the area has risen by 52 cents.
On Monday afternoon, the statewide average price for gas in Tennessee was $3.04 per gallon. Average prices in Marion County were $3.08, Grundy and Sequatchie Counties reported $3.05, and Bledsoe County averaged $3.14 per gallon. In Alabama prices were at $3.08 and in Georgia the average price per gallon stood at $3.23.