Price gouging debate follows gas spike and festival note
Gasoline sold above two dollars a gallon before a pipeline break while prices rose by 8 and 4 cents over two days. North Carolina law bans abnormally high prices during crises, with fines up to 5000 dollars. enforcement relies on cost justification. The state AG logged 1470 complaints statewide after the emergency declaration, including three in Henderson County. Volunteers with the Henderson County Democratic Party registered voters at the Latin Festival in Downtown Hendersonville, collecting over two dozen applications.