By Rich Flowers rflowers@athensreview.com Jul 28, 2021 Athens motorists were paying prices a bit above the county average Monday. Rich Flowers/STAFF The decrease in Henderson County gas prices wasnât big on on Monday, but at least it was pointed in the right direction for motorists who want to take advantage of the waning summer vacation season. The average price for a gallon of unleaded in Henderson County, on Monday, was $2.88.2. Thatâs a slight drop from $2.90 on July 1,according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports taken from 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average on Monday, was $3.14 per gallon.