There was a 20-cent increase in the price for a gallon of gasoline on Tuesday

TOP PHOTO: Gas prices were a $1.99 a gallon when this photo from WLAF’s Charlie Hutson was snapped. That was this week in 2015 as a car show was hosted by the East La Follette Baptist Church.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- We’re paying more for a gallon of regular, self-service, gasoline this morning compared to yesterday morning. The price increased from $2.41 a gallon to $2.44 on Sunday and then from there to $2.64 on Tuesday afternoon.

Here’s a ten-year time line for gas prices around Labor Day weekend:

2024 $2.74

2020 $1.93

2015 $1.99

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-08/27/2025-6AM)