Holiday travelers will find lowest gas prices in five years

'Tis the season for lower gas prices in the region, in fact the lowest in the past five Christmases.

Triple A's East Central Gas Report finds the average price for gas this week is $2.42 per gallon, down a nickel from last week.  Paducah's average price is lower than the regional average at $2.37 per gallon, and available at some locations as low as 2.19 .

Nationally, gas is selling on average at $2.85 per gallon, the cheapest it has been since December of 2020.