Postal worker killed in Sunday crash
This was a rural carrier from Cleburne TX A Sunday head-on collision near the intersection of Texas 174 and Highland Road near Rio Vista resulted in the death of one driver. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and Rio Vista firefighters responded to the scene at about 8:06 a.m. The ...
Video: Texas Rep. Kevin Brady honors murdered rural carrier Eddie “Marie” Youngblood
On Tuesday, September 20, 2016, U.S. Representative Kevin Brady honored rural letter carrier, Eddie Marie Youngblood on the floor of the U.S. House. The House passed Brady's bill to name the Coldspring Post Office for her ...
Texas rural carrier dies in accident on the route.
Another sad day. We have lost another rural carrier on the job. Dawn Marie Price died in an accident on her route on September 19th, 2016. She left behind a husband and 5 children. Please consider donating to help with funeral expenses if you can. Sending thoughts of love and peace ...
Rural Carrier Hero: Michael Muhm, Box Elder, SD
Rural Carrier Michael Muhm’s actions “will never be forgotten,” a customer recently wrote in a note to the Box Elder, SD, Postmaster. The woman’s husband suffered a fatal heart attack while trimming a tree near their mailbox. Muhm found him, called 911 and went to their door to let her ...
Step 4 Settlement on Mail Count and the Location Where Mail Is Counted
This case involves proper procedures for counting mail at the facility where the carrier cases mail. The creation of Remotely Managed Post Offices (RMPO’s) has created issues where mail is being counted at the main office and transported to the RMPO. The parties agree that when mail is counted at ...
Step 4 on How Mail Must Be Presented to the Route When the Route Does Not Receive Withdraw Allowance
This case involved how mail is presented to a route when the rout does not receive withdraw allowance. The mail in this case was being presented to the carrier in APC and the carrier was required to withdraw the mail directly from the APC. The parties agree that Section 352.11 ...
Rural Carrier Hero: Cecilia Byrd, Walterboro, SC
Rural Carrier Cecilia Byrd was delivering mail recently in Walterboro, SC, when she witnessed a motorcycle accident. The driver lost control of his high-powered bike and was injured when he was thrown into a ditch. She called 911 and comforted the man until emergency responders arrived. He is recovering. Source: ...
SC Rural mail carrier seriously injured in wreck
A rural mail carrier was seriously injured in a single-car accident in the 1500 block of Three Mile Road in Walterboro Monday Sept. 12 at 3:33 p.m. The northbound Isuzu Rodeo lost control on the gravel road, struck the ditch bank and overturned. The small SUV struck a tree causing ...
Rural Carrier Hero: Jennifer Fabian, Connellsville, PA
A 65-year-old man’s recent trip home from a hospital following heart surgery took a treacherous turn not just for him, but for his 85-year-old father, too. Rural Carrier Jennifer Fabian came upon the men while she was delivering mail in Connellsville, PA. The son had fallen on his porch while ...
Texas RCA drowns after Jeep slides into creek
Livingston, TX: A sad day for the local post office. Mail carrier Dake Goodwin dies on the job. If anyone would like to send condolences, you can do so in care of the Livingston, Texas Post office: Dake Goodwin family c/o Livingston TX Post office Livingston Tx 77351 ...
Rural Carrier Hero: Kenneth Grossman, Owensboro, KY
As Rural Carrier Kenneth Grossman was delivering mail recently in Owensboro, KY, he approached a bridge over a deep, rocky ditch. Something alarming caught his eye: an arm draped over a guardrail. He stopped and found that an elderly bicyclist had suffered a dizzy spell and crashed. Grossman helped the ...
Rural Carrier Hero: Shannon Pritchard, Lynch Station, VA
A man who recently slipped and fell while cleaning his shower cried out for help for two hours before Lynch Station, VA, Rural Carrier Shannon Pritchard heard him when she delivered his mail. Because his doors were locked, she talked to him through a window while she called 911. “I ...
September 15th Officially Recognized as Rural Carrier Remembrance Day
A binding resolution passed at the 2015 National Convention in Reno, NV established "Rural Carrier Remembrance Day" to honor rural carriers who have lost their lives while performing their duties as employees of the United States Postal Service. The NRLCA National Board has established that September 15th will hereby be ...
Virginia Beach rural mail carrier saves the day!
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Retired Marine Colonel Pasquale Cacace, known as Pat, lives on a friendly little corner in Sandbridge. “We live in a neighborhood where we all look out for each other." said Pat's wife, Ningie. And that includes the mailman. "He’s friendly, he’s happy, we consider him family,” ...
Downtown post office home to rural carrier academy
KINGSPORT, TN – Kingsport's downtown post office – previously on the market for about 18 months – is now serving a new role in the Tri-Cities region. A portion of the two-story building is now home to a Rural Carrier Training Academy. Susan Wright, acting communications programs specialist with the ...
Neighborhood surprises rural mail carrier after lightning strike fire
A postal worker is thankful for the people on his route after they surprised him with gifts several times over. Harold Chandler delivers for the United States Postal Service in Summerville, but the father of three nearly lost everything when his home in Goose Creek home was struck by lightning ...
Highlights of the 2016 NRLCA National Convention
Location: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee Here is what I know that happened at the convention The 2015-2018 contract hard copy should be available by the end of September The engineer study is in a scale up phase and they anticipate there might be some problems with ...