Watauga Democrat The post office on King Street has been a landmark to downtown Boone since …Watauga DemocratThe town has, not only purchased the building, but is renovating the structure for dual use, both for town-use (planning and inspections department, Downtown Development Association) and as a post office. “My gut …

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Welcome to Yellow Pine. Miles to nearest (big) town: 60. Cell phone service: None. Post Office: One. More: continued here

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share: digg facebook twitter First settled by freed slaves after the Civil War, the site was once known as Andy, after Andrew Bragg, a former slave and the first black landowner in the area, according to the Handbook of Texas Online. A post office was authorized in 1917, and by …

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Newport Post Office. PLANS to move Newport Post Office have been announced, sparking a complaint from Isle of Wight MP Andrew Turner over a lack of consultation. More: continued here

Priority mail: Residents react to Parshall Post OFfice being on 'hit' listSky Hi Daily NewsPARSHALL — An enclave that caters to the ranchers, hunters and anglers of the William Fork Valley has long included the basics of a town, anchored by its post office since 1906. Although Parshall has never …