SOME MORE GOOD NEWS FOR TRI CITIES MOTORISTS. THE AVERAGE PRICE OF GASOLINE HAS DROPPED NEARLY SIX CENTS A GALLON IN THE PAST WEEK. GREGG LASKOSKI WITH EAST TENNESSEE TRIPLE A AUTOMOBILE CLUB SAYS THE FALLING PRICE OF GASOLINE IS WELCOMED NEWS, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE VOLATILITY IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE FACT THAT CRUDE OIL HIT A RECORD LAST WEEK AND IS STILL TRADING IN THE MID 70S. LASKOSKI SAYS CONSUMERS CAN EXPECT GAS PRICES TO CONTINUE TO FALL THIS WEEK. A MONTH AGO, THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GAS WAS NEAR $2.90. SINCE THEN, IT HAS DROPPED NEARLY 20 CENTS FROM THAT MARK.