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In 1999, fuel cost a national average of $1.17 a gallon. In 2018, that increased to $2.57 a gallon. Today’s average is $2.59 – unless you live in Chattanooga where fuel costs 43 cents a gallon less than the U.S. average.

What’s more, those prices will likely continue to decline. Indeed, just one more reason to love the Scenic City!

In other news – want to not get bitten by a rattlesnake? Here’s advice from a Lookout Mountain woman who had to learn the hard way.

And finally, here’s a look at one project that could be included in Hamilton County’s parks master plan. And it’s a biggie.