The Arkadelphia City Board of Directors made quick work of a light agenda Tuesday, July 7, before addressing the elephant that’s always sitting in the room: Why are gas prices higher in Arkadelphia than in other Arkansas communities?
The average price of regular unleaded gas in Arkansas was $4.076 per gallon as of May 15. That’s up 44% from a year ago when gas prices averaged $2.818 a gallon.
Americans saw prices at the pump sharply rise in recent days as the nationwide average cost for a gallon of regular gas shot up 38 cents over the past week
Spikes in energy prices caused by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drove up inflation for Americans in March, according to the latest consumer price index figures released Friday
Electricity rates “increased significantly” in nearly every U.S. state in 2025, with residents in a dozen states seeing at least a 10% jump, according to a congressional report released by Democrats Tuesday
The national average price of a gallon of regular gasoline topped $3 Tuesday for the first time this year, and is expected to keep going up
