The price of oil keeps falling and as it falls we expect gas prices to fall, too.

And, in many areas, they are falling. In nearly every county surrounding Logan County, the price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline has dropped several cents. But, not here.

Our gas station owners see that this is the time of year when people are traveling and they are capitalizing on that fact.

As the price of oil has fallen to around $77 a barrel, our gas prices here are still at $2.75 a gallon. In nearby Boone County, gas prices have fallen to $2.69. In Huntington, gas was priced at $2.59 a gallon and at one place was $2.56. Gas prices were hovering around $2.59 on Route 10 in Lincoln County and were at $2.49 a gallon in Pikeville, Ky., just about 50 miles away.

Gas prices here, though, are the highest in the state, according to a report last week from AAA.

Why is that when in Williamson, gas prices are usually a dime cheaper than they are here and those stations are still making money?

The answer to that question is simple: There is competition in South Williamson, Ky., just across the bridge, that causes the Williamson-area stations to lower their gas.

We hope that gas station owners and gasoline dealers will bring gas prices down in our areas and cure the pain we are currently suffering at the pumps.