Gas prices drop in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 5.7 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.23 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.
The national average has fallen 8.0 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.25, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 9.4 cents a gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 3.1 cents a gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has decreased 18.3 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 1.3 cents higher than a year ago.
GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan said prices in some areas still could set all-time record highs for Christmas Day.
“Call me a grinch, call me a realist, but at the end of the day, data doesn’t lie,” DeHaan said, “and that data shows that gasoline prices are still clinging near all time highs for today’s date.”
City begins smart-card sale
The city of Savannah has begun selling — for a limited time — Parking Smart Cards for 50 percent off their face value.
Parking Smart Cards can be used at any pay-and-display parking meter in Savannah and have no expiration date. The cards are available in denominations of $25, $50, $75 or $100. The pay-and-display meters are concentrated in the Historic District north of Broughton Street.
To buy a Smart Card, call 912-651-6470 or stop by the Parking Services Office at 100 E. Bryan St. on the ground level of the Bryan Street Parking Garage.
Area experts to offer top 10 tips
The Savannah chapter of SCORE has invited small-business owners to mark their calendards for the fourth Thursday of each month when area experts will give their top 10 tips on various subjects.
The first lecture will be “how to get the most from your social media” on Jan.17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 111 E. Liberty St. Noah Yaughn, the owner of Arc Media Group, will be the speaker.
The lecture is free. RSVP to 912-652-4335.
New libraries to break ground
The public is invited to two groundbreakings for two new libraries Wednesday.
Groundbreaking for the new Islands library site at the corner of Johnny Mercer Boulevard and Whitemarsh Island Road will be held at 1:30 p.m.
The second groundbreaking will be at 3:30 p.m. at the new Garden City library, 100 Central Ave., Garden City Town Center.
For more information, contact Warnell Benford at 912-652-3603 or benfordw@liveoakpl.org.