Man to be sentenced in Mars Hill attempted murder, postal vehicle carjacking of rural carrier Teresa Ramsay

ASHEVILLE – The man who pleaded guilty in attempted murder and carjacking of a mail vehicle in connection with the shooting of a Madison County resident in the face will be sentenced this week. Jaden Garay, 25, of Weaverville, was federally indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice in October 2023 after the Sept. 5 shooting of Hot Springs … Read more

Budzinski Leads 159 Members in Letter to President Trump on USPS Privatization

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) led 159 members of Congress in a letter to President Trump expressing concern over his proposal to fire the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Board of Governors and merge the Postal Service into the Department of Commerce. The members write, “Any attempts to privatize the Postal Service … Read more

Daylight saving time begins this weekend

Daylight saving time returns Sunday, March 9, at 2 a.m. In areas where the change is observed, clocks should be set ahead one hour Saturday, March 8, at bedtime. Standard time will resume Sunday, Nov. 2, at 2 a.m

Postal Reform Can’t Leave Rural Americans Behind

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is at a crossroads, facing critical decisions about its leadership, operations, and long-term strategy. Major changes that could change the trajectory of the agency may be looming on the horizon and questions remain about whether it will continue on its current path — particularly with its controversial Regional Transportation … Read more

NC Postal worker(RCA)dies in Dobbins Heights wreck

DOBBINS HEIGHTS — A local postal worker died following a crash over the weekend, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol. Troopers say the wreck happened around 2:15 p.m. Sunday, March 2 when the postal worker, who was traveling south on Channie McManus Drive failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection with … Read more

USPS has added more stamps to its 2025 lineup

The Postal Service has announced several more stamp releases for 2025: • Boston 2026 Stamp Show, two intaglio-printed stamps with images highlighting the special role of Boston in the American Revolution, to commemorate the Boston 2026 World Expo stamp show; • U.S. Army 250th, to salute 250 years of the country’s largest fighting force, which … Read more

Elon Musk says Post Office, Amtrak should be privatized

WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk, who is advising President Donald Trump on plans to radically shrink the U.S. government said Wednesday that the U.S. Postal Service and passenger railroad Amtrak should be privatized. “I think logically we should privatize anything that can reasonably be privatized,” Musk said at a Morgan Stanley conference. … Read more