ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Drivers in and around Asheville are seeing some relief at the pump this week after North Carolina lawmakers passed a temporary state gas tax holiday.
Gasoline in the Asheville metro area – which includes Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties – is averaging $3.94 as of Monday, Oct. 12, according to GasBuddy’s fuel insights. That is 4 cents cheaper than last month’s average and 16 cents cheaper than last week’s average.
Still, gas prices in the Asheville area are approximately $1.14 higher than this time last year…