Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The United States Postal Service is asking Mount Vernon residents to inspect and repair their mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week, May 16-22.
“Repairing suburban and rural mailboxes improves the appearances of our community and makes delivering and receiving mail safer for our carriers and customers,” said Mount Vernon Postmaster Monty White. The Postal Service makes this annual request because of the wear and tear  that occurs to addresses and names on mailboxes and also, the mailbox itself. For more information, see the May 12 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.