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by Patrick De Haan BOSTON - Those heading out on the road for the holidays will receive the gift they’ve been waiting for all year: lower gas prices. Holiday prices this year will be $1.83 per gallon lower than they were just six months ago, according to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform saving North American drivers the most money on fuel. The national average price of gas is forecast to be $2.98 on Christmas Day, likely to drop below the critical $3 per gallon mark on or before Christmas Eve for the first time in nearly 600 days.

WASHINGTON–U.S. Senator John Boozman (RAR) voted to approve the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), critical legislation that provides for national security priorities, protects and bolsters defense missions in Arkansas as well as ensures America’s servicemembers are supplied the tools, resources and training necessary to defend our homeland and interests.

Merry Christmas to Mountaineer Echo and the readers. The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting December 08, 2022.

Flippin - In recognition of the service and sacrifice of thousands of first responders nationwide, SERVPRO will host the fifth annual SERVPRO First Responder Bowl at Southern Methodists University’s Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

WASHINGTON, DC – The bipartisan Congressional Steel Caucus today announced that Rep. Crawford (AR-01) and Rep.

LITTLE ROCK — The Governor’s Food Desert Working Group released its report and recommendations Friday morning, at Little Rock Union Station, to elected officials, community leaders, potential funders, and interested citizens.

HUMPHREY — Friday, December 16 at 11:15 a.m. CST, USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Homer Wilkes will join the University of Arkansas at Monticello and their partners for a visit to Five Oaks Ag Education and Research Center in Humphrey.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Boozman (RAR), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, applauded passage of legislation to improve the country’s water resources, which included provisions he championed to strengthen Arkansas water and wastewater projects.

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 10.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.65/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 44.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 25.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 14.1 cents in the last week and stands at $4.77 per gallon.