Post Office

A car hit the New Market post office at 9444 John Sevier Rd. Friday afternoon around 4:00. More: continued here

New prices for the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) mailing and shipping services and post office box rental fees go into effect on January 22. The price of a first-class stamp for a one-ounce letter will increase by one cent to 45 cents. More: continued here

Postal rates on the riseCullman Times OnlineBy Ashley Graves The Cullman Times CULLMAN — Customers can expect to pay a penny more when they go to the Post Office to mail a letter beginning Sunday. It will now cost 45 cents to mail a first-class letter. The new price for …

WASHINGTON—The U. S. Postal Service’s proposal to close its William Street processing center in Buffalo violates the National Environmental Policy Act, Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, said Friday. More: continued here

Time to 'clean out' the post offices?OcalaIf you can't make it to the post office by noon-time today, many grocery stores carry postage stamps, and you should be able to pick up a little cache at one of them if you'd like to save a few pennies. OLD FRIEND: Ocala's …

Post Office Raising Price of Stamps SundayPatch.comKrista Perry The price of stamps at your local post office will be slightly higher beginning Jan. 22. A US Postal Service (USPS) Forever stamp will increase by one cent, from 44 to 45 cents starting Sunday, according to the US government-run USA.gov. … …

At a time when every penny counts, post office customers can prepare to lose one cent more with each lick of a stamp. More: continued here

Former postmaster: Closing post offices not the way to save moneyHuron Daily TribuneBy TRACI L. WEISENBACH BAD AXE — While the US Postal Service (USPS) may need to cut costs, closing down small town post offices isn't the way to do it, said former Owendale Postmaster Ed Slavin, of Bad …

A man used a rock to break a display case at the downtown Fort Wayne post office Thursday and then tried unsuccessfully to rob a teller who reportedly had no money, according to court records. More: continued here

Daily American Online Critz says small communities should unite to fight post office closingsDaily American OnlineMark Critz, D-Johnstown, offered support and encouragement Friday to Acosta residents hoping to save their post office from closure. Critz called for unity among rural communities facing similar closings. "Small communities need to fight this …