TOWN OF ASHLAND – A 62-year-old postal service worker was killed in a crash with another vehicle on County Route 10 in the area of Sutton Hollow Road in the Town of Ashland, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office reported on Monday. Deputies said Gina Hernandez of East Durham was driving ...

CENTRAL FLORIDA — As Hurricane Milton approaches, and to ensure the safety of customers and employees, the Postal Service is temporarily suspending retail and delivery operations in the specific 3-digit ZIP Code areas listed below.  Additional information will be provided in the coming days to keep the public aware of the ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service announced its recommended mailing and shipping dates for holiday mail and packages today. The following are recommended send-by dates for expected delivery before Dec. 25. 2024 Holiday Mailing and Shipping Dates for Items Sent to Addresses in the Contiguous United States (Lower 48 States): ...

The U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with a plan to slow down delivery for a relatively small portion of mail, telling its regulator the changes would save nearly $4 billion annually and better reflect the evolving nature of mail usage. USPS has requested an advisory opinion from the Postal Regulatory Commission ...

Statement from Don Maston, President of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, on the Impact of Hurricane Helene on Rural Communities The devastation caused by Hurricane Helene has had a profound impact on the rural communities our carriers proudly serve. As President of the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, I ...

Background A key facet of the U.S. Postal Service’s Delivering for America plan centers around a nearly $10 billion investment – including $3 billion in federal funds – for modernizing and electrifying parts of its aging delivery vehicle fleet. The Postal Service plans to acquire 106,480 new vehicles between fiscal years (FY) ...

Rural Carriers In accordance with the provisions of Article 9, Section 2.J.3, of Handbook EL-902, Agreement Between the United States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association, effective October 5, 2024 (pay period 22-24), the equipment maintenance allowance (EMA) will decrease to 97.0 cents per mile. The EMA is 97.0 ...

SOUTH CAROLINA – The following locations in the 3-Digit ZIP Code Areas – 290, 291, 293, 294, 296, 298, 299 will resume normal retail operations, effective Thursday, October 3. Operations were temporarily suspended due to Hurricane Helene. The U.S. Postal Service apologizes for any inconvenience this temporary suspension may have caused ...

Our Perspective The U.S. Postal Service released a 10-year strategic plan, titled Delivering for America (DFA), in March 2021 to address continuing annual financial losses, unmet service performance goals, and diminishing market relevancy as consumer behaviors have changed. Through its DFA plan, the Postal Service intends to realize service excellence ...

ROANOKE CO, VA – One Roanoke County mail carrier’s life is forever changed following Hurricane Helene. Craig “Tony” Musil was on his route Friday when a tree fell on his mail truck. The tree pinned him inside the truck and resulted in a broken neck and severe spinal cord injury. He ...

Disputes regarding the route evaluations effective October 5 MUST utilize the Rural Route Evaluation Dispute Process (RREDP). Each item being disputed should be on its own dispute form. Separate disputes must be filed for each route even if the entire office has the same dispute ...

South Carolina 9-30-24 Retail operations at the following Post Office locations are suspended until further notice due to Hurricane Helene. Mail delivery will continue with limited impacts. ZIP Code areas 290 and 291 Ballentine, 1720 Dutch Fork Rd., Ste. A, 29002 Batesburg Leesville, 110 E. Church St., 29070 Bethune, 503 ...

The Post Office is a public service that should treat every American fairly. Slowing delivery will hurt rural areas that rely on mail carriers to deliver goods, information, medications, and more. Families across the country count on USPS, and for people like us who are from rural areas, the Postal ...

So I created a page at Ruralinfo.net where you can find the top links AND access our interactive premium tables. The tables should work on mobile now, and I added the HMO table. As new info comes out, I will add it on this page so be sure and bookmark ...

On September 29, 2024, at approximately 12:00 pm, the Colchester Police Department responded to the area of 921 Shore Acres Drive for the report of a single vehicle crash. Upon arrival, officers located a USPS mail vehicle off the southbound shoulder at an uncontrolled rest in the wood line. Responding ...

Tennessee 9-29-24 The facilities below have resumed operations: Afton, 432 Afton Rd., 37616. Bulls Gap, 410 Highway 11 E., 37711. Bybee, 1580 Highway 160, 37713. Chuckey, 8140 E Andrew Johnson Hwy., 37641. Cosby, 4402 Hooper Hwy., 37222. Del Rio, 3105 Highway 25 70 E., 37727. Greeneville, 220 W Summer St., ...

Hurricane Helene, flooding, and severe weather events in the Southeastern U.S. (FL, GA, SC, NC, AL, TN, KY, and VA) may impact the processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages. Please allow additional time for final delivery of your item. This information was released by the USPS on 09/28/24 ...