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Gas Prices Continue To Drop In North Carolina

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As concerns grow about the spread of coronavirus in North Carolina, there is one bright spot. Gas prices remain among the lowest in the country and are expected to go even lower.

A gallon of gas in North Carolina is averaging $2.20 per gallon, compared to a national average of $2.38. That's according to figures from AAA.

And if you shop around, you may find stations selling gas for well under $2.

The News and Observer reports the only cheaper gas in the country can be found in South Carolina, as well as in two oil-producing states, Oklahoma and Texas.

Patrick DeHaan is an analyst for GasBuddy, a tech company that tracks fuel prices.

DeHaan says in a news release that while plummeting oil prices have been tough on the stock market, it's been a boon for consumers as prices at the pump fall.

DeHaan says that filling up the tank could be even cheaper over the next few weeks, with possible price cuts of 25 to 35 cents per gallon.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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