August is the beginning of a new school year for many children. This means an increase in the number of pedestrians on streets and sidewalks as children walk to and from school or wait for school buses. Drivers need to take extra precautions to avoid accidents involving pedestrians by staying alert and driving defensively to…
By Jesse Wood – August 20, 2015 After a resident in Foscoe submitted a complaint, a postal carrier out of the Banner Elk office is no longer flying a small Confederate battle flag while delivering mail, according to U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman Freda Sauter. Charlie Handley, who lives in the Sleepy Hollow community off of…
Effective August 20, 2015, the Postal Service™ is revising Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures, Chapter 24, to include non-POS 6-Hour Remotely Managed Post Offices (RMPOs). The Single Drawer Accountability (SDA) policies streamline existing financial processes in order to add efficiencies that align with changing operational requirements and demands. SDA is a single drawer accountability comprised…
By I-Team Investigators – August 19, 2015 LAS VEGAS – The U.S. Postal Service loses hundreds of millions of dollars per year, in part because of competition from email and social media. People simply don’t send letters anymore. Several ideas have surfaced to improve the postal service’s bottom line, but the board which oversees its…
