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On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced S. 5069, the Senate companion bill to H.R. 3721, the USPS Shipping Equity Act. Currently, private shipping companies like FedEx can ship alcohol, but the USPS cannot. The USPS Shipping Equity Act allows USPS to ship alcoholic beverages directly from licensed producers and … Read more
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff held a news conference on Wednesday to announce “major legislation” that would change how U.S. postmaster generals are appointed and how long they serve. Titled the “Postmaster General Reform Act of 2024,” the congressional bill would make the postmaster general a presidentially appointed position instead … Read more
Every year, thousands of families send letters to Santa at the North Pole. The USPS Operation Santa® program makes it possible for people to adopt and respond to these letters, fulfilling the holiday wishes of children and families across the country. Letters addressed to Santa’s official address are sorted, read and published on the USPS Operation Santa® website with … Read more
Delivering mail is the career McKinley Carroll, affectionately known as “Mac,” had always dreamed of doing, even during the farming days of his youth in Sampson County. Over 40 years later, he’s hanging up his mail back, thankful for decades of doing a job he has always loved. Carroll spent all those years as a … Read more
Rural Carrier Candace Rogge was parked recently in Rupert, ID, when a 5-year-old came up to her vehicle. “My grandpa’s not home. I don’t know where to go,” the child told Rogge. After finding out where the child’s mother worked, Rogge was able to contact her. The mother arrived immediately to pick up the child.
September 12, 1903 is a historic date for the NRLCA. It was on that day that a Constitution and bylaws were adopted and the first officers were elected at the first NRLCA National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1914, Mrs. Mamie Thomas made history when she became the first female rural mail carrier in the United States. Using a buggy to deliver mail to the area southeast of Vicksburg, Mississippi, Mrs. Thomas paved the way for future generations of women to enter the male-dominated field of mail delivery. Born in 1873 in … Read more
Here’s a fun piece of historical trivia that you might not have known about West Virginia: our state was home to the first five rural free mail delivery routes offered by the US Postal Service in the nation. Rural free delivery, a United States service providing free mail delivery to residents of rural areas, was … Read more
ATHENS, Ga. — (AP) — The Postal Service’s new delivery vehicles aren’t going to win a beauty contest. They’re tall and ungainly. The windshields are vast. Their hoods resemble a duck bill. Their bumpers are enormous. “You can tell that (the designers) didn’t have appearance in mind,” postal worker Avis Stonum said. Odd appearance aside, … Read more
Postal Service employees collected 44 million pounds of food during this year’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive, which was held May 11. The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) leads the annual one-day drive, with help from USPS and other organizations. “Letter carriers showed up again for their communities and helped ensure that the needs … Read more