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Monday, September 17, 2012  The pain at the pump continues with the report from ColumbiaGasPrices.com’s report that the price of a gallon of gas has risen over 4 cents in the last week, to an average of $3.63.  Nationally, the price is up just over 2 cents to $3.86 a gallon.

Monday, April 30, 2012  The price of gas in the Midlands is down for another week, do an average of $3.54 a gallon

Monday, March 26, 2012  Average retail gasoline prices in Columbia have risen 6.1 cents per gallon in the past week.

Monday, January 23, 2012  Gas prices rise again this week, however, a drop may be coming this week.

Monday, December 12, 2011  Gas prices in Columbia have risen 2.4 centes per gallon in the past week.

Monday, December 05, 2011  Gas prices have fallen for the second straight week in Columbia.

Monday, October 10, 2011  Gas prices in the Midlands continue their decline this week, averaging $3.11 per gallon.  That's down over 2 cents from last week's report.

Monday, September 19, 2011  Midlands motorists are now paying an average of $3.31 per gallon for unleaded.  That's down over 7 cents since last week.

Monday, September 12, 2011  There's good news to report for all of the motorists in the Midlands.  Average gas prices in the Columbia area have dropped since last week.  According to ColumbiaGasPrices.com, a gallon of unleaded has dropped 2.6 cents to an average of $3.38.

Monday, August 29, 2011  Prices at the pump climbed just .2 cents per gallon over last week, according to ColumbiaGasPrices.com.  Midlands motorists are now paying an average of $3.34.

Monday, August 22, 2011  There's good news for motorists in the Midlands.  Gas prices have fallen since last week, but not by much.

Monday, August 15, 2011  Gas prices in the Midlands continue their decline as oil prices drop across the nation, and experts predict the cost of fuel will keep going down.

Monday, August 08, 2011  Gas prices in the Midlands continue to decline as oil prices drop across the nation, and experts predict the cost of fuel will keep going down.  But despite the fall, analysts say just because we see a dramatic drop in crude oil prices, consumers won't see a big dip in gas prices right away.

Monday, July 25, 2011  Gas prices continue to climb in the Midlands as we get deeper into summer and the peak of travel season.

Monday, July 18, 2011  The pain at the pump is again increasing this week in the Midlands.  Gas prices jumped nearly 6 cents per gallon over last week's report, putting the current average at $3.46 for unleaded according to ColumbiaGasPrices.com.