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Post office had $1.9 billion second-quarter loss

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service said Friday it lost $1.9 billion over the last three months and warned that losses would continue to mount without help from...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-10/post-office-had-19-billion
Saturday postal delivery to stay

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service says it will delay plans to cut Saturday mail delivery because Congress isn't allowing the change. The Postal Service said in...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-04-10/saturday-postal-delivery-sta
William Kirkland

...the rank of Chief Petty Officer, E-7. He was also retired as a letter carrier following twenty years from the U.S. Postal Service. Mr. Kirkland was a member of Wildwood Christian Church where he served as an Elder, Bible Teacher and was instrumental...

http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000164142243
Atlanta postal workers stole millions in government checks

...Stockbridge and Deborah Fambro-Echols of Hapeville stole thousands of U.S. Treasury checks while working at the U.S. Postal Service's Atlanta Processing and Distribution Center. Eason worked as a supervisor, and Fambro-Echols worked as a...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-03-01/atlanta-postal-workers
Augusta businesses, people got $400 million from federal government in 2012

Augusta-based businesses, institutions and people collected more than $400 million in federally-funded grants, payments, subsidies and salaries last year, an Augusta Chronicle analysis of federal spending data found.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-03-29/augusta-businesses-peopl
Postal workers rally in favor of keeping Saturday delivery

Throughout his 28 years with the U.S. Postal Service, Mike Maynard has seen what Saturday delivery means to the families on his routes.Even on weekends, elderly veterans are delivered...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-03-24/postal-workers-rally-favor-ke
Easter holiday closes many offices Friday

...open today? Financial institutions open today? Fort Gordon offices open today? State offices open today? U.S. Postal Service offices open today? Georgia Department of Driver Services closed Saturday

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-03-25/easter-holiday-closes-many-of
Local Goodwill officials to show off college concept to Goodwill execs

...country. IN THE POSTAL FIGHT: Quad/Graphics' chief executive testified to Congress, asking lawmakers to get the U.S. Postal Service on the right track. Quad/Graphics prints catalogs and mailers, and does some of that in Evans. Joel Quadracci...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/content/blog-post/tim-rausch/2013-02-21/local-goodw
Thanksgiving holiday schedules across the Augusta area

...Thursday? Georgia state offices closed Thursday? South Carolina state offices closed Thursday and Friday? U.S. Postal Service offices closed Thursday; only Express Mail delivered? Georgia Department of Driver Services closed Thursday and...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-11-17/thanksgiving-holiday-schedule
Lance Armstrong resisted subpoena, sought secrecy

AUSTIN, Texas - Lance Armstrong resisted turning over records sought by U.S Postal Service investigators, then tried to keep the inquiry under seal and out of the public eye, according to recently released court documents...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2012-12-11/lance-armstrong-resisted-subpoena