Worst of the gas crunch appears over

The Tribune has been following the past two weeks how the gas crunch is affecting the North Buncombe area. Thankfully, the long lines of desperate drivers that frequented the few North Buncombe stations with gas last week are gone. While shortages will still be an issue now (gas stations in the Woodland Hills area were dry as of Tuesday afternoon) and in the coming weeks, more and more stations in the area are currently selling at least one grade of gasoline. The Hot Spot is Woodfin is selling regular at 3.759 on Tuesday afternoon.