Average gas prices across Virginia are down by a nickel this week compared to last week to $3.02 a gallon, while the average price of gas across the country is down by two cents to $3.13 a gallon, according to AAA.

The average price of gas in Danville is down by two pennies this week to $2.83, while the average price in Pittsylvania County is also down by two cents to $2.92 a gallon.

In Martinsville the average price remained the same for the third week in a row at $2.85 a gallon and in Henry County the average price fell by six cents to $2.88. Prices in Halifax County are down by two cents this week to $3.01 a gallon.