Drivers waited in lines six or more cars deep Friday to get gasoline at area gas stations for fear prices would rise sharply or gas would run out completely as a result of Hurricane Ike.

“People are in a panic,” said CSR’s Michael Brosius who was filling up a large tank for his employer at the Arkansas-side Wal-Mart.

But it appears much of that panic may be inflated by rumors.

While some say they’ve heard gas was reaching $5 a gallon in some parts, no evidence was found Friday afternoon to support those claims.

At 2 p.m. Friday, gas had risen t...

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