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🌱 How soaring gas prices hit workers driving daily to and from Monticello

Monticello, Arkansas Patch AM: a 3 min read

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  • How soaring gas prices hit workers driving daily to and from Monticello

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 86 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
  • Friday: Hot with some sun, with a high of 93 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• AAA: U.S. gas hits $4.52; Arkansas averages $4.005, higher in some rural areas (katv.com) — Rising gas prices are squeezing drivers across Arkansas, including those commuting to and from Monticello for work. A Pine Bluff business owner who regularly drives to Monticello and other southeast Arkansas towns says fuel now costs hundreds of dollars a day, while AAA notes rural areas often pay 10 to 20 cents more per gallon than metro drivers.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Pine Bluff

  • Pine Bluff Homeowners and the Neighborhood Revitalization on 14th Street (deltaplexnews.com)
  • Pine Bluff landlords, City Council debate proposed minimum housing standards ordinance (katv.com)
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Camden

  • Suspect arrested after fatal shooting in Camden (katv.com)
  • Asset Protection Wealth Management talks financial advice for everyone (katv.com)

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