MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Tennessee gas prices climbed just enough this week to remind drivers that “cheap” is apparently a relative term, but not enough to knock the state out of the national bargain bin.
By Wednesday evening, Tennessee had moved into the No. 4 spot for the cheapest regular unleaded gas in the country. The statewide average for 87-octane settled at $3.46 per gallon. Premium grade fuel averaged $4.34 per gallon, while diesel came in at $4.62 per gallon, ranking Tennessee 15th cheapest in the nation for diesel.
Here in Rutherford County, drivers were doing slightly better than the state average. Regular unleaded was selling for an average of $3.32 per gallon, which is about as close to good news as anyone gets at a gas pump these days. South of Murfreesboro, gas was averaging around $3.37 per gallon, still lower than the statewide figure…