Mail service issues in the news – 04/30/24

Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General Tammy Whitcomb Hull, urging an audit of all post offices and distribution centers in St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and St. Louis City as

Residents of Niland have been cut off from daily access to the mail since their post office burned down in early 2022.

U.S. lawmakers who represent Virginia met with the U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General on Monday to discuss the ongoing, long-standing mail issues plaguing Central Virginia.

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and Reps. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) and Rob Wittman (R-VA) met today with U.S.

During a meeting with members of Virginia’s Congressional delegation April 29, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy acknowledged mail delivery problems in the Richmond region and pledged to improve the performance of the United States Postal Service’s Richmond Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Sandston. The delegation included U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, as well as both U.S. representatives […]

The delays began in February when the USPS opened the Atlanta Regional Processing and Distribution Center in Palmetto, which consolidated 10 local mail distribution offices in the Atlanta region. A recent survey found that since the regional center opened, only 36% of inbound mail is being delivered on time.

Collins tells 11Alive he’s spoken directly with the postmaster general in a one-on-one call after months of trying to pin down responses to mail delays.