Fort Lauderdale patrons rally to save their little post officeSun-SentinelBut the hole-in-the-wall post office on East Las Olas Boulevard conveys character, and a homespun sense of community that harkens to bygone days. And that has inspired supporters to argue passionately against shutting it down. …and more » More: continued here

Postal workers scurried inside Nelson Post Office on Friday morning, but they weren’t sorting mail. They were packing up. One worker gently tapped a wooden desk and asked about its new home. Another inquired about the filing cabinet. Wherever the furniture would go, it wouldn’t stay. More: continued here

The Herald-Mail Package at Ranson post office contained cookies; 'pop' was from light fixtureThe Herald-MailWhat was reported to authorities as an explosion that sent white powder into the air at the Ranson Post Office Friday morning turned out to be an electrical problem, Ronald Fletcher, a firefighter with Citizens …Electrical …

The Jacksonville Jaguars declined to make a statement following a Friday report from 1010 XL that FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith is negotiation with Jags owner Wayne Weaver to buy a minority share of the franchise. More: continued here

A reported exploding package and spray of white powder that sent emergency units rushing to a small-town post office turned out to be just the pop of a malfunctioning fluorescent light bulb, authorities said Friday. More: continued here

WSB Atlanta Car fire lands postal worker in jailWSB AtlantaInvestigators said 42-year-old John Breedlove's car caught fire in the Peachtree City Post Office parking lot back in August. Because the fire appeared to be contained to the front passenger seat only, they immediately considered it suspicious. …Postal employee arrested after …

Hays Daily News Post office closing meetings set for next weekLe Mars Daily SentinelPeople will have a chance to voice concerns about the proposed closing of the Brunsville, Oyens and Westfield post offices next week. There is one public meeting planned for each community where representatives from the United …USPS …

Bernstein Says Buy GOOG, AMZN; Neutral On NFLX, EBAY, YHOOForbesBernstein Research analyst Carlos Kirjner this morning launched coverage of the major players in the consumer Internet business, starting Google and Amazon.com with Outperform ratings, while launching Netflix, eBay and Yahoo at Market Perform. …Tech Stocks Updates (AMZN, EBAY, Google Inc., …

Eufaula post office in top five for cancer awareness stamp salesEufaula TribuneEufaula Post Office employees Eddie Freeman, Tesia Jackson, Toni Walker and Jessie Winters (back) combined to sell nearly 11500 breast cancer research stamps last month. Eufaula's post office and area residents did their part last month to fight breast …

It’s not only the historical pedigree, nor is it the convenient location. And it certainly isn’t about good looks. “It’s kinda dumpy, quite honestly,” said one patron. More: continued here