Middle Tenn. gas prices falling after months at four-year highs

Gas prices across the Clarksville area are beginning to fall after months at a four-year high, according to AAA Tennessee.

Ron Smithfield, a retired business owner in Clarksville, has been closely tracking the decline — and sending photos to document it. “Well from the peak, I saw $4.29 and now it’s $3.19. And I’ve taken pictures and sent them to you several different times,” Smithfield said.

Megan Cooper, a spokesperson with AAA Tennessee, says the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East is a key factor driving prices down — though it may take some time before drivers see the full impact at the pump…

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