The US Postal Service has changed course and signed a five-year lease to keep the Akron Post Office open.
USPS told the community they were closing the Akron office on Oct. 31 and told the Black Belt News Network this week that the closure was because they did not renew the lease with the office’s property owner.
Akron residents would have to drive 15 miles to the Moundville Post Office after closure.
USPS closed the post office in mid-October and placed services in a mobile unit outside the original building.
The community started a change.org petition to fight the closure, saying it was an important way for them to receive medications, bills, Social Security checks and other important correspondence.
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