When the new Lowes went up across the street the sales here went down. That's because the state put in a new cement divider. People heading southbound can turn into the station, but they can't get back out going South. He says the Save X owner tried to talk to the state but it didn't do any good. So far the average cost has gone down nearly four cents a gallon in the past two weeks.
Officials attribute the lower cost to increased oil production and a greater supply of gasoline.
A court hearing is scheduled today in the case of the New Kent County woman accused of killing her baby in a microwave oven. The court is expected to hear about the progress of pyschological testing on Elizabeth Otte. Authorities are trying to determine whether Otte, who takes medication for epilepsy, could have suffered a seizure that left her so disoriented that she put the baby in the microwave and didn't realize it. Some members of the state's general assembly say they need more time to vote on bills. Some lawmakers claim they sometimes don't even know what they're voting on.